As long as refugees are integrated, employed...etc., I don't see an issue. That's a lot of work you're putting in my lap right- a bit unfair isn't it? I don't need to show the legwork for that big a project. Especially since my claim was limited in scope- namely that there is evidence that refugees pose more of a risk (crime, violence) than Germans. What's the appropriate amount of worry though? Do we think immigrants are going to tank the economy? Because, taking U.S. illegal immigrants as a model- they cause economic downturn. Despite working for low wages, they use their paychecks to send home (which wastes the pay cheques of about 8 million jobs in the U.S.) Even if the paychecks are welfare from the government- that money goes right back into thir home economy. Are immigrants taking jobs? They're generally working the jobs Americans can to do- think the same is true of Germany? Farm hands, dishwashers, custodians...etc? Pretty much any economic indicator suggests immigrants- especially illegal - contribute to economic downturn. Again, although these claims are unintutive- they're supported by data. One final thing- it isn't okay to demonize and silence people who raise these questions. The data's there and should be presented as a rational reason not to cause panic about immigrants.