In 1979 I was the Administrative Officer for Surgical Services at the Sepulveda, CA VA Medical Center.  The Chief of Anesthesia wanted to hire a guy who had been the top Anesthesiologist in USSR.  He and his family had escaped.  He was a protected political refugee.  All of the Cubans who escaped Cuba and arrived in Florida are protected political refugees, and most of them do not have the skills of a M.D.  Our system is different than Germany's. Many of the protected political refugees coming from Syria are professionals and business people.  You have to have considerable resources to pay for passage out.  They are vetted for two years, while the Cubans are not.  They are required to have jobs in a short period of time and register their kids in school.  Also, a community organization must take responsibility for integrating them into our communities.  They have escaped the horror of war.  We should let them live in peace.