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Policy towards asylum seekers has been a controversial topic for more than a decade. Rising numbers of asylum applications have been met with ever-tougher policies to deter them. Following a period of policy harmonisation, the EU has reached a crucial stage in the development of a new Common European Asylum System. This paper seeks to shed light on what form this should take. It summarizes the development of policy to date and it argues that these policies have been too tough, even from the point of view of EU citizens. Using an economic framework, it examines scenarios with different degrees of policy harmonisation and integration among EU countries. Finally, it argues that there is an important role for enhanced burden-sharing arrangements.

Policy towards asylum seekers has been a controversial topic for more than a decade. Rising numbers of asylum applications have been met with ever-tougher policies to deter them. Following a period of policy harmonisation, the EU has reached a crucial stage in the development of a new Common European Asylum System. This paper seeks to shed light on what form this should take. It summarises the development of policy to date and it argues that these policies have been too tough, even from the point of view of EU citizens. Using an economic framework, it examines scenarios with different degrees of policy harmonisation and integration among EU countries. Finally, it argues that there is an important role for enhanced burden-sharing arrangements.

This paper reviews the origin of the constitutional rule on asylum & the development of German asylum policy from 1948 onwards. The constitutional rule on asylum was central to the political conflict that escalated after the mid-1980s, resulting in a violent mobilization & an amendment to the constitution in 1993. The consequences of this amendment & the impact of Germany's asylum policy on European policy & regulations after 1993 are discussed. The restrictive asylum & repatriation policy after the amendment of 1993, especially with regard to war refugees from former Yugoslavia, is described. Finally, the paper discusses the impact of the change in government in 1998 on Germany's asylum policy, & draws some general conclusions about the discourse on refugees in relation to the self-image of the host society. 65 References. Adapted from the source document.

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El articulo investiga la politica de asilo mexicana durante los ultimos cincuenta anos, destacando las variadas actitudes que se han adoptado hacia los refugiados de Espana y de otros paises europeos antes y durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, del Cono Sur de America Latina durante los anos 70, y de America Central desde el inicio de la decada de los 80. El estudio plantea que, sin duda, Mexico ha contribuido a la solucion de urgentes situaciones de refugiados, reputacion que, ademas de los propositos humanitarios, ha estado influenciada por aspectos de afinidad politica, por estrategias de empleo y de poblacion, y por exigencias del desarrollo nacional

This article examines New Labour policies on asylum with a focus on changes in welfare provision. The changes that have taken place have resulted in the exclusion of asylum seekers from 'mainstream' provision and have led to an increase in poverty and destitution among some asylum seekers.

"Asylum Policy and European Union Politics" published on by Oxford University Press.

Main description: Immigration Judges and U.S. Asylum Policy investigates hundreds of thousands of U.S. asylum cases with theoretical sophistication and empirical rigor, finding that immigration judges tend to assess legally relevant facts objectively while their decisions may be subjectively influenced by extralegal facts.