Most of the migrants weren’t working was my understanding. So this would hit them too. But rather than work I’d expect them to migrate again to someplace else where they can sponge again. Beware if Biden announces a wave of ‘Italian’ emigration.
Could very well be that this new policy doesn't apply to persons with "refugee status."
You'd be surprised how "unemployable" someone from sub-Saharan Africa might be from the get-go. Illiterate even in their mother-tongue. Unable to understand basic concepts. Unwilling to, e.g., accept instructions from female superiors. Stymied by, e.g., how to use a modern toilet.
Can't justly demand that someone from a Stone Age culture just start working in a First World country.
Regards,