The count of Palestinian-Americans is complicated by the lack of a Middle East origin box to check on Census forms, leading the majority of Palestinians to self report as "white.
"[3] The population of the Palestinian diaspora in California is estimated to be 57,222 (after adjusting for undercounting), of which approximately 15,000 live in Los Angeles County.
[4] Foreign born Palestinians in Los Angeles County originate mostly from Asia and the Middle East, followed by Latin America.
They were charged under an antiquated anti-communism law called the McCarran-Walter Act that accused them of "supporting an organization that advocated world communism" for their possible association with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
[5] The management, business, science and arts sector employs the highest percentage of Palestinians in LA, followed by sales and office work.