Prior to the Arab spring Syria was a stable, culturally rich and economically stable country. Its said that there was extreme wealth and extreme poverty, so there's no doubt that some of that wealth is leaving the country with some of its refugees.
Doctors, bankers and Syrians from other high-paying professions have been among the arrivals. Several of the refugees interviewed by the International Business Times had university educations, and one pair of brothers had worked in investment banking in Syria and were looking to do the same in Europe.
http://www.ibtimes.com/europe-refuge...ve-war-2089018