Year: 1982
Type: article
Abstract: American Indochinese Refugees:Are They Welfare Bums?Studies of refugees are an excellent vantage point to gain an insight into the political life, economic policies and values of society.*Studies of studies of refugees provide a shortcut to the same god.A report of the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives argues that 67% of the Indochinese refugees settled in the United States have become dependent on the state.The source of the problem is public welfare and its partner, a poor bureaucracy which provides ineffective management, direction and administration for the refugee assistance program "Even though there has been a heavy commitment of funds, resoums, and persome1 at the Federal State, and I d government levels, the refugee assistance programs have not succeeded in their bank objecthe of d -the level of dependency of dugeea pmtiapating in the programs.In fact, the dependency rate or percentage of the refugee population receiving carh awistance and other benefits has steadily inaeaaed since 1975, the year the IndoChinese Refugee Ansktance Program was initiated.As of June 1981, the nationwide dependency rate reported by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) was 67% and growing.For FY 1983, ORR is predicting a nationwide dependency fate of 70%."This is a shocking conclusion for Canadians who take great pride in the way I n d e chinese refugees in Canada have adapted so well in spite of a severe downturn in the economy which has affected them disproportionately.But before one asks why the Indochinese refugees have fared so poorly in the U.S., one must ask first if it is true.
Author: Howard Adelman
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2969288598