They were supposed to be coming to supply a labor force that would make up for Germany’s declining birthrate. Instead, they’re going on welfare, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, since the Qur’an says that non-Muslims must pay for the Muslims’ upkeep (9:29). Germany has imported a huge drain on its welfare system. What could possibly go wrong?

“Refugee reality: Germany admits 75% face long-term unemployment and life on benefits,” by Simon Osborne, Express, June 23, 2017:

THREE quarters of Germany’s refugees will be long-term unemployed and claiming benefits for years, it was admitted today.

Aydan Özoğuz, commissioner for immigration, refugees and integration, told the Financial Times that only a quarter to a third of the newcomers would enter the labour market over the next five years, and “for many others we will need up to 10”.

The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found only 45 per cent of Syrian refugees in Germany have a school-leaving certificate and 23 per cent a college degree.

Statistics from the Federal Labour Agency show the employment rate among refugees stands at just 17 per cent.

It said 484,000 of the refugees are looking for work, up from 322,000 last July — an increase of 50 per cent.

Of those, 178,500 are officially unemployed, meaning they not only have no work but are not enrolled in any training programmes or language courses — up 27 per cent on last July….

It was hoped the arrival of so many working-age, highly-motivated immigrants would help end Germany’s skills shortage and solve a demographic crisis posed by its dangerously low birth rate….