The economic rationale and

impact of admitting refugees

Whats positive about migration anyway?

1. Positive for migrants and local population

2. Its hugely beneficial to the economy

In a world of open borders, GDP would be $65 trillion higher than

current point

3. Positively affects local worker and

population

4. Increases innovation
Foreign nationals living in the United States
accounted for 25.6 percent of all patent applications
and founded 26 percent of start-ups, including a
majority of Silicon Valley start-ups. Source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/01/29/
five-things-economists-know-about-immigration/

What does this mean for refugees?

The economic rationale and benefits of migration
is the same

Canadas experience with

Vietnamese refugees
Thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the late
1970s were a major boost to Canadian society
and the economy