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I'm sure being sent to a (disused) prison would be a wonderful welcome to a country. I mean I'm all for helping newcomers but sending them into a prison might

• 67726e 10y ago
  Might not sound great on a newspaper headline, "refugees being housed in prison" similar to how I saw something about refugees in Germany being housed in some former concentration camp or SS barrack or something like that. Assuming it's a re-purposed, former prison that might not be a terrible idea. If you're fleeing possible death, imprisonment, war, etc. I don't see why it would be terrible to have some sort of "Refugee Integration Center". Spend a month there, get some cursory education on the customs and expectation in society, resources for assistance and such. This could create or preserve jobs and probably lead to better outcomes for incoming refugees coming from vastly different cultural backgrounds.
  • jlebrech 10y ago
    this is the kind of thing I was thinking of. it might be the best solution, except for the connotations. but just letting them learn about the culture and knowing their whereabouts and figuring out if they have any criminal tendencies in a controlled environment should be beneficial for everyone.