I went to a meetup a few months back and learned how the system works here in Norway. The main reason this is a private industry is scalability issues. There ar

I went to a meetup a few months back and learned how the system works here in Norway. The main reason this is a private industry is scalability issues. There are huge costs connected with establishing the refugee centers, and it's hard to know for how long the center will be in use. At least that's how things used to be. For the the most part of the last 35 years there have been 5-year cycles between 5-15k refugees coming to Norway, but after 2010 it has stabilized at 15k and last year it started rising. Norway accepted 30k refugees last year, and will probably receive another 100k this year. So the industry is "good" now, but at the same time the requirements for these centers and the maximum price the state pays are disproportionate. As noted in the other comments: not much room for profit.