Mayors Compete for Refugees for Economic Benefits

Monkey Cage: “Refugees’ economic contributions far outweigh the initial costs of resettlement, as numerous studies have found. One such study, commissioned by the city of Cleveland, found that while in 2012, the city spent about $4.8 million on support for refugee resettlement, the refugees who’d settled there in the previous 12 years had contributed $48 million to the city’s economy.”

“Refugees earn higher incomes than other immigrants, which means that their tax contributions are higher, too.”