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*Then in the 1970s, a '''civil war broke out in Jordan''', causing 27,535 Jordanians emigrate to the United States. | *Then in the 1970s, a '''civil war broke out in Jordan''', causing 27,535 Jordanians emigrate to the United States. | ||
*In the 1980s, annually emigrated around 2,500 Jordanian to the USA. By then, the Jordanian community in the United States had grown at a rapid pace, and it already represented a large population. A substantial number of Jordanians who settled in the United States at this time were '''war refugees'''. The total number of Jordanian immigrants from 1820 to 1984 was 56,720. | *In the 1980s, annually emigrated around 2,500 Jordanian to the USA. By then, the Jordanian community in the United States had grown at a rapid pace, and it already represented a large population. A substantial number of Jordanians who settled in the United States at this time were '''war refugees'''. The total number of Jordanian immigrants from 1820 to 1984 was 56,720. | ||
*Currently, the '''New York City Metropolitan Area''', notably including '''Paterson, New Jersey''', attracts the highest number of legal Jordanian immigrants admitted to the United States. | *Currently, the '''New York City Metropolitan Area''', notably including '''Paterson, New Jersey''', attracts the highest number of legal Jordanian immigrants admitted to the United States. The Little Ramallah community of South Paterson in New Jersey is home to a rapidly growing Jordanian immigrant population. '''Yonkers, New York''' has a sizeable Jordanian population. The Jordanian American community in '''Washington, DC''' held a candlelight vigil after the death of King Hussein. '''Chicago''' also maintains, even today, a large Jordanian population.<ref>"Jordanian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Americans, accessed 15 Juuly 2021.</ref> | ||
==Records of Jordanian Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Jordanian Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||