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I was a refugee in the for eleven years before becoming a permanent resident. I did not go back to Libya for 20 years,...
Jan 21,2021
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I was a refugee in the for eleven years before becoming a permanent resident. I did not go back to Libya for 20 years, unsure how the Qaddafi regime would treat me, and for many years I worried about my immigrant status in the I guess I did not realize how precarious our lives had been, and I mean, we, my family, who have been otherwise fortunate. There was always an awareness of shifting terrains: you can’t go to where you’re from because it’s not safe, and you can’t stay where you are because you’re not wanted.
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