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If Americans don't stop this migration nightmare, in a hundred years the Euro-aesthetic above will be replaced by a vast shantytown surrounding several bunker-like highrises.
Refugees who are resettled in San Diego County often face overwhelmingly high housing costs, poor living conditions, emotional distress and limited access to health care, according to a new report by the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans.
The community organization in City Heights surveyed an estimated 500 refugees and their children in 20 neighborhoods in the county. Participants represented about 13 countries in Africa and Asia.
Data in the report focused on refugees from East Africa, Thailand and Burma because the organization has deep ties in these communities and limited resources to expand the research, according to group leaders.
Among the findings outlined in the preliminary report:
▪ Poor English proficiency and little to no education poses a significant barrier for employment
▪ East African refugees earn a mean monthly household income of $1,774, while migrants from Burma and Thailand earn a mean monthly income of $1,216.
▪ Only 24 percent of East African men and 35 percent of East African women reported having a personal physician. About half of East African participants said they hadn’t had a routine checkup in the past year.
Up to 3,000 refugees are settled in San Diego County each year, the most of any other region in California for the past seven years. ...
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