He did his best, but it wasn't anything like what the refugees now are receiving.

In all, refugees may receive $25,000 to $30,000 in aid, this for former citizens of a country where the average annual income is perhaps $700.

At Government expense, the refugees receive regular food allotments that they say include 11 pounds of meat a month for each person.

Because Congress has already set a ceiling on financial aid, the new refugees will receive less help getting started than did many of their predecessors.

The average refugee from Kosovo received more than $1 a day from the international community.

In addition, some refugees receive welfare benefits and medical assistance financed by the Federal Government.

Here, refugees receive rations of onions, beans, flour and oil.

The refugees may also receive counseling to overcome the trauma they endured in Kosovo.

Of course, this might mean that refugees would no longer receive unequal treatment in different European Union countries.

Most refugees may also receive Medicaid, food stamps and free school lunches.