Randy Capps|Kathleen Newland|Susan Fratzke|Susannah Groves|Greg Auclair|Michael Fix|Margie McHugh
Integrating refugees in the United States: The successes and challenges of resettlement in a Global Context
Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute|Migration Policy Institute
2014 14 million refugees worldwide almost million places permanent resettlement neededthis article reviews administrative survey data characteristics integration outcomes refugees resettled united states canada scandinaviarefugees destinations increasingly diverse origins languagesposing challenges host communitiesrefugees united states tend employed due early focus selfsufficiency sweden norway low employment rates canada representing middle groundwhile limited english skills slow integration united states canada acquiring norwegian swedish tougher refugees seldom exposed languages resettlementin united states older refugee cohorts reached income parity usborn population resettled since 200809 recession started greater employment income disadvantagethis article describes administrative survey data us refugees rich detail available administrative data refugees canada norway sweden yet fully mined