In the past, 10% of regugees were employed after a year, 50% after 5 years, 70% after 15 years[0]. So it takes a while, unsurprisingly, but your predicitions are not borne out in reality. Of course extrapolating from past experience is just an approximation, so it might take longer; on the other hand there are probably ways to speed up the process.<p>[0] Figures released by a research institute of the federal government. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doku.iab.de&#x2F;aktuell&#x2F;2015&#x2F;aktueller_bericht_1514.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;doku.iab.de&#x2F;aktuell&#x2F;2015&#x2F;aktueller_bericht_1514.pdf</a>