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The article addresses this. In Sweden in particular, a lot of the migrants are from countries in unrest. Last year's reward was $1k and exactly 1 person took it
by hn_user82179 2y ago
The article addresses this. In Sweden in particular, a lot of the migrants are from countries in unrest. Last year's reward was $1k and exactly 1 person took it. The article said 'experts don't expect there to be a substantial increase in claiming the offer' with the increase to $35k which is surprising to me, but I suppose still makes sense as $35k won't make Damascus any safer.
- modeless 2y agoWouldn't it be possible to leave Damascus with $35k though?
- bryanlarsen 2y agoThey'll have forfeited the right to refugee status anywhere else and would have to migrate as an economic migrant. Which generally takes either six figures or decades, AFAICT.
- modeless 2y agoWho enforces that? Is there an international registry of refugees?
- Arnt 2y agoYour passport, which contains stamps that form a record. And there is a European database too.
- rdtsc 2y agoMy acquaintance managed to sneak in multiple times, “losing” their passport if caught, then pretending not to understand fingerprinting instructions and smudging them on purpose until the police gave up. With face biometrics probably won’t work today. Just saying that a stamp in a passport is necessary a full proof solution.
- petre 2y agoRight. They throw away their documents, so EU countries have to document and fingerprint them again and also keep a database, preferably a shared one. Otherwise they just conveniently move from one country to another as there are close to no border checks in the Schengen area. Probably why Germany has reintroduced "temporary" border checks after the Solingen stabbing attack. Sweeden still has checks in place at the bridge to Denmark.
- __m 2y agoOn what ground? If they come back from a country at war they can’t legally send them back (by EU law)
- throwawayffffas 2y agoIf you are in Sweden you have already left Damascus
- rKarpinski 2y agoThe top 5 countries migrants to Sweden came from in 2023 ... India, Poland, Germany, Syria, China. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522136/sweden-immigration-by-country-of-origin/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/522136/sweden-immigratio...
- __rito__ 2y agoBut Indian, German, and Chinese are the legal ones right? Maybe even Polish, too.
- stark98 2y ago> Maybe even Polish, too. What do you mean by that? Both Poland and Sweden are members of the EU.
- petre 2y agoThey came through those countries, not necessarily being citizens of those countries.
- ywvcbk 2y agoWell Indians and Chinese need all kinds of visas and permits. Probably not a thing in Sweden but in Italy there were a few scandals recently about illegal/semi legal Indian and other migrants working in sweatshops and farms. Poles on the other hand have the legal right to come and work in Sweden with no legal restrictions whatsoever.
- __rito__ 2y agoIllegal immigration from India has ramped up in very recent years. About Poles, that makes sense.
- hulitu 2y ago> But Indian, German, and Chinese are the legal ones right? Maybe even Polish, too. What do you mean ? He said: "a lot of the migrants are from countries in unrest.". /s