This major [left wing] magazine says 2/3 can hardly read or write (in their own language).
http://www.zeit.de/2015/47/integration-fluechtlinge-schule-b...
They also quote, 70% of refugees that started a "trainee" quit.
Re:The Old Are Eating the Young
by richardknop on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @09:34AM
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Not German. Many can't read or write at all, they are illiterate. So thinking they will master German in any reasonable timeframe and become employable is risky bet. They will need extensive training.
[citation needed] Unless you meant "can't read German when they arrive"? What group/period are you even taking about?