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So, long story short, we have to feed them, house them, keep them or get them healthy, all expenses to the government that, by international agreement does not have to be paid back.
We in South Florida have had considerable experience taking in refugees from Latin America. From May to September, 1980 the county of Miami-Dade took in 125,000 refugees from Cuba. They arrived in a flotilla of small boats dispatched from Miami. Counter intuitively, the result was a minimal effect on the employment and wages of other residents, including low skilled Blacks. THE IMPACT OF THE MARIEL BOATLIFT ON THE MIAMI LABOR MARKET
I was teaching middle school in the Cuban neighborhood of Miami at the time. It was an exciting and interesting experience. Granted that Castro had emptied his mental hospitals and jails but many of those were quickly rounded up and incarcerated in Atlanta for deportation. Decades later Miami is a prosperous city with beautiful middle class neighborhoods of single family homes built up to the west.
There's no reason, other than political, AFAIK, that Australia cannot absorb 1200 boat people when Miami absorbed 125,000.
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1) Refugees coming to the US should be put to work as soon as they are acclimatized to what ever area they arrive in. I dont care if it means they are cleaning up garbage on the side of the road, make em do something useful while we process, feed and house them.
Of course, many may be children and elderly.
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2) Before being allowed to leave the refugee center and get a better job and chase the American dream, they need to be fluent in English, at least at a 6th grade level.
Fluency in a foreign language become more difficult as a person ages.
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3) If they want to become citizens, forget the fucking classes, put em in the fucking military and make them earn their citizenship. They become US citizens after a six year hitch, along with their wife and children. They die while serving, citizenship is automatically granted to wife and kids.
Many of the males may not be of service age.
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We here are misinformed of how refugees are assimilated into American society. Your three prescriptions reflect that misinformation.
How are refugees brought to America?
According to the U.S. State Department, prospective refugees are referred for resettlement to the United States by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the U.S. Embassy, or an approved non-governmental organization. They are referred to what's called the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
At that point, resettlement workers help refugees and their families prepare their case to present to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS officials screen hopeful refugees, who must undergo a thorough security clearance and medical exams before they can be cleared for admission to the U.S.
Once they are cleared, refugees are allocated to one of nine private NGOs that contract with the federal government. These agencies then take refugees through the resettlement process.
How is it decided where refugees will live in the U.S.?
Once the resettlement agencies are allocated a number of refugees, they go case-by-case to determine where individual refugee families will be best off.
People who have relatives or friends in a particular city may likely go to where they have those personal connections. Lillian Alba with the Los Angeles-area office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, one of the nine agencies, said staff members check on these relatives and friends to make sure they know the refugees, then allow them to act as sponsors.
But sponsors aren't necessary, Alba said. Resettlement agencies also try to place people where there's an existing immigrant community from the same country, people who share the refugees' cultural background and language.
“We look at the cultural, religious resources, interpreters, faith based organizations…we evaluate employment, housing – if it is affordable – and if the community is able and willing and welcoming of this refugee," Alba said. "All of these aspects are taken into consideration when placing someone in a particular city."
Factors like whether there are any special health needs are also taken into consideration, she said.
The entire resettlement process can take up to a couple of years, Alba said, with much depending on how long it takes to screen refugees.
How do refugees get on their feet after they arrive?
For the first 90 days after refugees arrive, the contracted resettlement agency is responsible for providing them with food, shelter, medical care and other services. They also help them find work, reaching out to local employers, Alba said. This is where immigrant networks can be helpful.
"A lot of refugees, their first job is with a former refugee who is now a business owner, who might now have a supermarket or a bakery," Alba said, " because they understand, they are open to being that support for newcomers. "
The agencies also work with state and local officials so refugees can obtain whatever social services they need. Like other immigrants with legal status, refugees in California are eligible for public state benefits such as the CalFresh food stamp program, Medi-Cal and other services.
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All refugees must undergo thorough background checks in order to admitted to the United States. Federal officials say that refugees from certain countries such as Syria are especially scrutinized. Biometric information is collected, and individuals are put through criminal background checks and reviews of their travel history, among other things.
Homeland Security, the FBI, the State Department and the National Counterterrorism Center weigh in. Not everyone makes the cut.
SOURCE
There is a lot of misbegotten hysteria in this forum about refugees.
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