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Because nowadays vast majoritie of „refugees“ are not refugees in a classic sense. E.g. my country had thousands of „refugees“ hoping over border from Belarus
by mantas 4y ago
Because nowadays vast majoritie of „refugees“ are not refugees in a classic sense.
E.g. my country had thousands of „refugees“ hoping over border from Belarus last year. Last time I saw statistics, not even 1% was eligible for „refugee“ status. Even skipping the part that, according to international law, refugee is legit for the first safe country.
- scott_w 4y agoThat last sentence is completely incorrect and is enough for me to safely disregard everything else you just said on the basis you don’t actually know what you’re talking about.
- mantas 4y agoEven if some people try to challenge it and enable refugee shopping, calling it „incorrect“ shows that you don't know much about this topic.
- scott_w 4y agoIt’s easy to prove me wrong: point me to the relevant lines in the relevant treaties or conventions that state this. You can’t because they don’t exist. There is no obligation to seek asylum in the “first safe country.” This is a common trope trotted out by right-wing mouthpieces which is where I’m assuming you got the rest of your “facts.”
- mantas 4y agoIf you cross border illegally and don't ask for asylum, then you're, well, illegally crossing the border. For EU, there's Dublin agreement.
- scott_w 4y agoQuote or reference the lines in the Dublin agreement that state this. Also, point out where IN U.K. LAW the Dublin agreement and these lines apply. Your first sentence is irrelevant because this applies to refugees claiming asylum.