Yes, I remember several G&M articles that stated as such:  Refugees will be a benefit to our economy. Even at that time, I wondered how foolish people could be to fall for that. Common sense tells you that there is no way, as you stated, that people with no work or language skills, 7th grade education, not to mention 5 to 10 kids,  will ever be able to support themselves, much less be good for the economy.