Thursday, October 9, 2014

Refugee Resettlement Watch: Denmark limits family reunification for asylum seekers; fears domino effect in Scandinavia - "Denmark fears the huge migrant influx that could come from Sweden in the not-so-distant future!"


Denmark limits family reunification for asylum seekers; fears domino effect in Scandinavia


Google Images

As invasion of Europe continues, some countries get it (but is it already too late?)
Remember readers that in certain European countries, Syrian (and presumably others recognized for asylum status) are sometimes limited in how long they stay.  It is expected that when the conflict ends they will go home!
In the US, successful asylum seekers stay for life as do refugees resettled at the UN’s request.  We do have a Temporary Protected Status program for certain people who are supposed to only stay until their country is stable, but as you know they never leave (and are just waiting for the Obama amnesty to make them completely legal).
Here is some news from Denmark.  I was especially interested in an earlier story about how Denmark fears the huge migrant influx that could come from Sweden in the not-so-distant future!
From The Local:
Hoping to stem the tide of refugees from Syria, the government will now only allow for family reunifications if refugees’ initial one-year resident permit is renewed. ...