In the past, resettlement programs in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East screened people to establish their status as refugees; assessed their education, skills, and family relations to determine where they might be integrated most easily; and worked with European, North American, and Australian governments to find them new homes. In the 1980s, such programs helped thousands of Ethiopians, Vietnamese, and Argentines, and a look at the communities in which the beneficiaries were resettled reveals that the vast majority have become self-reliant taxpayers.
在过去，非洲、亚洲和中东的安置措施会审查相关人员以确定他们的难民身份；评估他们的教育、技能和家庭关系以确定他们在哪里最有可能实现融入；并且与欧洲、北美和澳大利亚政府合作为他们寻找新家。20世纪80年代，这些措施帮助了成千上万埃塞俄比亚人、越南人和阿根廷人。看看那些安置受益者的社区就能发现，绝大多数已成为自食其力的纳税人。