Billionaire George Soros announced he plans to invest $500 million on work opportunities for migrants and refugees. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization's funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and refugees, especially those arriving into Europe.
Soros' announcement, made in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, comes as the United Nations convenes for its General Assembly in New York City. On Monday it hosted its first forum for Heads of State to discuss how to handle what's been dubbed the world's biggest refugee and migrant crisis since World War II. According to the U.N., 65.3 million people have been displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015. Since the crisis escalated last year, Europe has been struggling with how to handle the inflow of migrants.
"I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees themselves," Soros wrote. "Although my main concern is to help migrants and refugees arriving in Europe, I will be looking for good investment ideas that will benefit migrants all over the world."
Soros, 86, is a refugee himself. He fled Hungary in 1946 and spent his teenage years as a migrant in London. He worked as a railway porter and waiter to put himself through the London School of Economics and later moved to New York where he got his start working on Wall Street. In 1969 he established his own hedge fund, the Quantum Fund, with $12 million. Today Forbes estimates Soros' net worth at $24.9 billion.
Through his Open Society foundations, Soros has said he plans to give away more than $11 billion in his lifetime. According to Soros, the latest $500 million investment earmarked toward refugees and migrants will be owned by his nonprofit foundation, and will be investments rather than grants. "They are intended to be successful—because I want to show how private capital can play a constructive role helping migrants—and any profits will go to fund programs at the Open Society Foundations, including programs that benefit migrants and refugees," Soros wrote.
And secondly, its not hard to make Trump look bad without making up horseradish about George Soros or the sekret Jewish Clownspiracy.
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Trump has arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA, according to the pool report.
This is Trump's 210th day at a Trump property as president and his 159th day at a Trump golf club as president. 3:35 PM - Oct 14, 2018
And all when floridians are recovering from a disastrous hurricane, Which he mentioned once and then went back to talking about himself. After talking about what a great job he did. And of course theres that Crisis with the Saudis that needs to be dealt with. And the titde of Red Alge thats devistating the East coast of Florida. Nope, Trump needs his time away to put his feet up and play golf.
And for the record, Obama spent 88 days on holidays in 8 years.
There, dead easy to make Trump look bad without needing images of the crowds of Zombies from the Walking dead advancing on America.
JoyCrest: Again, you're reading the most biased sites like Snopes and media matters... all leaning to the left.... And you believe them???
Did you watch the interview of Soros by Glen Beck?? Soros answered questions truthfully and later he regretted it.
Yea, Media Matters and Snopes made me look at the man's age and do basic arithmetic.
And I hate to shock you, but Glenn Beck Never, ever interviewed George Soros. Beck made a "documentary" where he "exposed" Soros, but he never interviewed Soros. What you said there is either an ignorant assertion, or an out and out lie, that took me 5 seconds to debunk. There are no interviews between Soros and Beck online nor is there any trace of one.
Soros did respond to Beck's claims in this video on another interview, but that's it
Soros is hated in Russia and his own native country Hungary can't stand him. He's also considered a criminal or a bogeyman in Malaysia because he manipulated the Asian market. Well, he will try his best in the US. He's successful in bringing war refugees in Europe to bring the countries down and with the purpose to make the continent a third world in the future through his so called humanitarian societies. Diversity will make each NATION weak, since these people will not conform or assimilate the western culture or religion, so good to make the economy in crisis by producing chaos, discontent and violence! Easy to control each country with debts and the World Bank managed by Globalists and New World Order architects will have more power over more countries!,
There is still the migrants being funded. Yes the effect is assimilation for sure. This have been shown in several countries jenny
It is clear funding migrants is making it possible for bringing in the New World Order. Yes Soros is a globalist................ My country Holland is no longer my beautiful Holland and guess why? Jenny
ChesneyChrist: Do you think they mind taking it all out on a 9 year old boy? The rats, thugs and scabs from generation Savile? You misunderstand.
You talk to them and you encounter two vibes - Eric Cartmen and Michael Jackson's Children's Hospital. Nasty or nice guy you shouldn't trust. We'll hear about Pizagate but in reality the children are found in whose cages? Yes, exactly.
The remarkable thing about people espousing conspiracy theories is, they don't offer any real evidence to back up their beliefs. What they are generally doing is, reading stuff online that confirms their worldview/fears/fantasies, and simply copy/pasting the same ideologies, to be repeated ad infinitum.
britishcolumbian: Billionaire George Soros announced he plans to invest $500 million on work opportunities for migrants and refugees. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization's funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and refugees, especially those arriving into Europe.
Soros' announcement, made in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, comes as the United Nations convenes for its General Assembly in New York City. On Monday it hosted its first forum for Heads of State to discuss how to handle what's been dubbed the world's biggest refugee and migrant crisis since World War II. According to the U.N., 65.3 million people have been displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015. Since the crisis escalated last year, Europe has been struggling with how to handle the inflow of migrants.
"I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees themselves," Soros wrote. "Although my main concern is to help migrants and refugees arriving in Europe, I will be looking for good investment ideas that will benefit migrants all over the world."
Soros, 86, is a refugee himself. He fled Hungary in 1946 and spent his teenage years as a migrant in London. He worked as a railway porter and waiter to put himself through the London School of Economics and later moved to New York where he got his start working on Wall Street. In 1969 he established his own hedge fund, the Quantum Fund, with $12 million. Today Forbes estimates Soros' net worth at $24.9 billion.
Through his Open Society foundations, Soros has said he plans to give away more than $11 billion in his lifetime. According to Soros, the latest $500 million investment earmarked toward refugees and migrants will be owned by his nonprofit foundation, and will be investments rather than grants. "They are intended to be successful—because I want to show how private capital can play a constructive role helping migrants—and any profits will go to fund programs at the Open Society Foundations, including programs that benefit migrants and refugees," Soros wrote.
send the migrants to Japan where they could be more a positive addition. Japan has the financial infrastrucitre to house, feed, transport, medicate and integrate immigrants as well any other country.
Born in '37, as a 6 year old child, I climbed on a truch loaded with sugar beets. I threw them of the truck so people could make sugar. The war makes a child grow up very fast, you are doing things not normal for such a young child......it is called survival..........
Soros was at least 14 years old towards the end of the war, a lot could have been done by a 14 year old, again the word is, survival...................... Jenny
britishcolumbian: How about this concept! George Soros, and his other demented billionaires should buy a big piece of property...make it their country, and call it "Immigration Nation". He can take the 30 or 40 million here in the U.S. and give them a place where they can possibly feel at home. NO COUNTRY should allow or want their Nation to be taken over by outsiders!
lookn2share: britishcolumbian: How about this concept! George Soros, and his other demented billionaires should buy a big piece of property...make it their country, and call it "Immigration Nation". He can take the 30 or 40 million here in the U.S. and give them a place where they can possibly feel at home. NO COUNTRY should allow or want their Nation to be taken over by outsiders!
They could buy a island and all the people who believe they are "saints" can come to live with them. Free of charge of course as these guys so much like to help otherd Yep that would only be right Look Jenny
Oct 15, 2018 6:39 PM CST Migrants heading to the US again, another attempt to make Trump look bad again, Who is behind this
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You mean to say their someone richer than Trump? Just as well George Soros did not run for the presidential campaign, and became President. That would have been amusing, more so than Trump and where would the Republicans be, if that were to happen?
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Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization's funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and refugees, especially those arriving into Europe.
Soros' announcement, made in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, comes as the United Nations convenes for its General Assembly in New York City. On Monday it hosted its first forum for Heads of State to discuss how to handle what's been dubbed the world's biggest refugee and migrant crisis since World War II. According to the U.N., 65.3 million people have been displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015. Since the crisis escalated last year, Europe has been struggling with how to handle the inflow of migrants.
"I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees themselves," Soros wrote. "Although my main concern is to help migrants and refugees arriving in Europe, I will be looking for good investment ideas that will benefit migrants all over the world."
Soros, 86, is a refugee himself. He fled Hungary in 1946 and spent his teenage years as a migrant in London. He worked as a railway porter and waiter to put himself through the London School of Economics and later moved to New York where he got his start working on Wall Street. In 1969 he established his own hedge fund, the Quantum Fund, with $12 million. Today Forbes estimates Soros' net worth at $24.9 billion.
Through his Open Society foundations, Soros has said he plans to give away more than $11 billion in his lifetime. According to Soros, the latest $500 million investment earmarked toward refugees and migrants will be owned by his nonprofit foundation, and will be investments rather than grants. "They are intended to be successful—because I want to show how private capital can play a constructive role helping migrants—and any profits will go to fund programs at the Open Society Foundations, including programs that benefit migrants and refugees," Soros wrote.