Are there any facts or links to just how much these “refugees” get in cash, housing stipends etc? I’d like to see some hard numbers to throw in the faces of rapeugee supporters.
There have been articles on what “vetted” refugees can get in the way of financial/etc support from both the federal government and from some state/local governments for food, housing, clothes, education (often instate tuition rates), transportation, etc.
However, you have to search for data on Middle Eastern war refugee programs versus those for illegals coming through Mexico or from Haiti and African states.
Although we do not consider all costs, our best estimate is that in their first five years in the United States each refugee from the Middle East costs taxpayers $64,370 — 12 times what the UN estimates it costs to care for one refugee in neighboring Middle Eastern countries. The cost of resettlement includes heavy welfare use by Middle Eastern refugees; 91 percent receive food stamps and 68 percent receive cash assistance. Costs also include processing refugees, assistance given to new refugees, and aid to refugee-receiving communities. Given the high costs of resettling refugees in the United States, providing for them in neighboring countries in the Middle East may be a more cost-effective way to help them.
http://cis.org/High-Cost-of-Resettling-Middle-Eastern-Refugees