Despite Increasingly Diverse Origins, Linguistic Backgrounds and Education Levels, New Report Finds Most Refugees in U.S. Integrate Successfully Over Time

WASHINGTON — Using previously non-public refugee admissions data from the State Department, a new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) analysis finds that despite the fact that refugees to the United States come from increasingly diverse origins and linguistic backgrounds and that some arrive with low native-language literacy and education, most refugees successfully integrate into the U.S. labor market and society over time.