Recognizing Refugee Qualifications

Immigration has arisen as a critical issue in the 2016 United States presidential election, yet the average US citizen may not know the breadth and depth of the immigrant population in the country and its contributions. According to the Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey, immigrants comprised 12.5% of the total US population. At that time, immigrants came predominantly from Mexico and Asia. With rising instability in Middle Eastern and Islamic countries, new immigrant populations have emerged, many leaving desperate situations in haste and arriving in the US without complete documentation of their previous academic achievements.

Contrary to a widely held view, not all immigrants have little education. About one in three immigrants has either a US or foreign college degree.
The American Community Survey says that immigrants accounted for 15% of the entire US college-educated labour force in 2007. These numbers, however, were much higher among workers in certain occupations: immigrants represent nearly 27% of physicians, more than 34% of computer software engineers and over 42% of medical scientists. These important industries advance our quality of life and require a highly educated workforce.

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