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by n_ary 382 days ago
> Statistically immigrants in Germany are less qualified than the general population, so they’ll have an even more negative impact.

I need to see some data backing this. Also regardless of stats, many war refugees(the net negatives as told by media) are actually highly qualified but the asylum process and qualification recognition process is eternal. On top of the trauma and uncertainty, they also need to learn a new language, find a new community, patiently go through all the dystopian meetings, cope with their loss of loved ones.

In reality, it is possible for them to be net positive because if things were faster, they would often out qualify the average locals and this also has some effects on wage and market(over supply, constant demand and all the economics).

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You are right regarding the insufficient opportunities for highly qualified people.

Regarding your other point: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/whats-new/publications/oec...

The liked pdf there gives a good overview.

"refugees" from syria or iraq or wherever would quickly out qualify danes???
Most immigrants are not war refugees but economical refugees.

> they would often out qualify the average locals

That's definitely not true, which is why they want to immigrate to those countries in the first place.