I think at least in Germany it's not true - among people coming to Germany there are more refugees of various kinds than professionals

Germany and Switzerland have taken dramatically different responses to the migrant crisis.

These things aren't mutually-exclusive, though.

	▲	servo_sausage 34 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Every statistic regarding refugee attainment shows that it is; unless you are proposing to limit intake to only the skilled.
	▲	oytis 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Technically true, but I don't think anyone tracks education levels of refugees.