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Subject: MPI Fact Sheet Answers Key Questions Regarding U.S. Refugee
Resettlement Program & Integration Outcomes
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| October 22, 2015 Dear William Mejia, The Obama administration’s recent
decision to raise the annual refugee resettlement ceiling and welcome more
Syrian refugees, as Europe and other countries struggle to cope with major
humanitarian protection claims arising from Syria’s civil war and elsewhere,
has prompted a debate in the United States.
Some in Congress and beyond have raised concerns about the implications of
such increases for national security and public budgets, and whether refugees
come with the skills and characteristics that enable them to integrate
successfully into the U.S. labor market and communities.
A new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) fact sheet examines some of the key
questions, and provides answers regarding refugees’ employment and educational
attainment, use of public benefits and poverty levels, economic advancement and
citizenship acquisition, the screening protocols for would-be refugees, and the
likely integration picture for Syrian refugees. Drawing on MPI research, U.S.
government data, and other sources, the fact sheet demonstrates that:
- Refugee men are employed at a higher rate than their U.S.-born
counterparts, while refugee women are employed at similar rates as native-born
women.
- Most refugees quickly become self-sufficient, meeting a key goal of the
U.S. resettlement program, with their use of public benefits declining and
incomes reaching near-parity with the U.S. born as time in the United States
increases.
- The track record of the U.S. resettlement program and the extensive,
multilayered security screening that occurs before admission have offered
little reason to believe that the program will be a conduit for terrorists.
“The evidence suggests that the U.S. resettlement program, despite its funding
limitations and reduced intake from earlier periods, successfully resettles
substantial numbers of refugees every year,” write Randy Capps, Director of
Research for U.S. Programs, and MPI President Michael Fix.
The fact sheet can be read at:
www.migrationpolicy.org/research/ten-facts-about-us-refugee-resettlement. You
might also be interested in a recent MPI report that examines integration
outcomes for the largest refugee populations resettled in the United States in
recent years, as well as a commentary by Kathleen Newland that examines the
U.S. resettlement program’s track record with respect to security threats.
With thanks for your interest in this work,
Michelle Mittelstadt
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Migration Policy Institute ### The Migration Policy Institute is an
independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to
analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis,
development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local,
national, and international levels. For more on MPI, please visit
www.migrationpolicy.org. |
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