text: Once again, these are refugees not immigrants. If integration was that simple, we'd open our doors to everyone and anyone. Many of these refugees are at a serious disadvantage compared to properly screened immigrants. The literacy rate averages 86% in Syria and that's in Arabic abjad which goes from right to left. The number falls to 81% when it comes to women. I suspect the numbers are probably worse than that among Sunni since the Alawites and Christians receive preferential treatment under Assad.  Many if not all have been traumatized by death, destruction and, in some cases, living precariously in refugee camps. How much does it cost to teach someone to read and write? How well would they adapt to a technology driven world? How about psychological trauma? Different customs? How much will all this cost? Consider the difficulties experienced by the Somali refugees of the 90s. It's easy to say they'll all get jobs. How easy is it for the average Canadian right now?