GEOG 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Science Advances, Natural Disaster, Starbucks
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Positive consequences for the economy of immigrants and refugees. A 30-year analysis of data from western europe refutes that they are a burden. Refugees and emigrants looking for safe places and more opportunities benefit the nations that host them within a few years of their arrival, according to a 30-year analysis of data from 15 countries in western europe. The study finds that shortly after a peak in the arrival of migrants, the overall strength, and sustainability of the economy improves, and unemployment decreases. This conclusion contradicts the idea that refugees pose an economic burden for the country because they absorb too much of their public resources. "there are those who say they would like to welcome refugees, but they cannot afford it economically," says hippolyte d"albis, an economist at the paris school of economics, who led the study.
