The Real Refugees almost by definition have to have some assist when they first arrive
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Why ???
what’s the difference between a refugee and an immigrant ???
“Why ???
what’s the difference between a refugee and an immigrant ???”
Refugees are escaping something dangerous,immigrants are everyone else.
Refugees get EVERYTHING handed to them-——it’s maddening.
Refugees even go to the top of the list for senior housing,bypassing long time citizens who have been waiting for years.
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The refugee didn’t plan to come here, hasn’t saved for it. The nonrefugee immigrant is presumed to have saved or arranged the wherewithal to make a start in the new land. Real refugees like the Vietnamese in the 80s and 90s and the Cuban argonauts have added a lot to American culture and economy (and tend to vote republican). The Christians and Yezidis from the ME tend to fit in well and some need no initial aid anyhow because the Orthodox and Catholic parishes take them in. The Jews from anywhere have been and are assets. Any more they go to Israel. They assimilate to America, work hard and do not try to recreate the old country in the new country.