when mokhtar isn't attending his classes, he works on a local farm.edaie: if you used to work in a shop, for example, and you think you'll get the same kind of job here, that's not realistic. so you just have to try out other jobs. reporter only 27 percent of : immigrants who were granted asylum last year have found steady work. mokhtar fedaie is one of them, and he takes pride in that achievement. fedaie: over and over, i've seen people arrive here with very unrealistic expectations. they think they'll get a certain model of car. or they'll get a big house and a lot of money. reporter for many immigrants, : their disappointment ends up a source of ongoing frustration. even after ten years here, immigrants earn only half of the swedish average. mahmoud, the video maker, has to wait another eight months before he'll be able to register. there's a huge backlog of applications. then he'll finally be eligible for language classes. so for now, he mainly stays within the immigrant community. he still has big dreams for life in his adopted home, but for now