I thought I read that ~14,000 refugees have been imported into Erie County over the last 10 or so years. Where is this 150,000 figure coming from?Jewish Family Services sent an email to supporters Friday morning urging people to speak out. The agency pointed to the impact of refugees on the Western New York region, which it says is home to 150,000 refugees whose talents and diversity make the city a stronger community.
How so? What is spent by the USA per year for each refugee family that is brought into Buffalo?“We see refugees rolling up their sleeves and contributing to this community. It’s a cost-positive program, especially to an area like this,” she said.
What skill sets do the refugees have that we don't already have in Erie County?
I read there were about 14000 refugees in Buffalo. If we take 3,100,000,000 / 14000 = $221,428 per refugee. How can this be?The financial impact is significant: Refugees and immigrants contributed $3.1 billion to the Buffalo metropolitan area’s GDP in 2014 – making up 5.7 percent of the area's total GDP of $54.5 billion that year, according to a report by International Institute and the New American Economy.