Few Chechen immigrants make it to U.S.

THE CHECHEN PEOPLE: A FIERCE RESISTANCE
Resistance is a consistent thread running through Chechnya's complicated history: against Mongol hordes, against Turkic fighters, against Russian troops. Chechens are variously seen as valorous defenders of their beleaguered homeland and as vile terrorists. The Chechen roots of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects has drawn new attention to Chechen identity.

[size=18px][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]One suspect in the Boston marathon bombing was a naturalized U.S. citizen and both claimed Chechen heritage. It's rare for ethnic Chechens, especially men, to be granted asylum in the USA.[/color][/size]

[size=2.2em]Boston Marathon bombings: Czech Republic's ambassador 'concerned' by Americans confusing his country with Chechnya


[color=rgb(106, 116, 141)][/size][size=1.5em][/color][color=rgb(134, 134, 134)][/size][size=0.9em]Many tweets apparently confused the two countries, which are around 1,700 miles apart[/size][/color][color=rgb(106, 116, 141)][/size][size=1.5em]




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