Somalis in Canada are getting an entire month in their honor. And don’t you think it’s about time? Look at the economic impact.
58.5% of Somali men had zero employment income a full decade in Canada. Zero.
Here is how they stack against other refugees.
58.5% of Somali men had zero employment income a full decade in Canada. Zero.
Here is how they stack against other refugees.
7 in 10 Somali women reported no earnings 10 years in. Zero.
StatCan tracked every major refugee cohort to Canada, 1980-2009. Earnings per adult man 10 years after landing: Somalia men $11.2k? That can’t be right.
Somali women in Canada made $6.2k (2014 dollars).
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