Asylum in Norway
- Fewer applications. According to the latest research, fewer and fewer people are trying to find shelter in the country of the fjords. Record statistics were recorded both in Norway and other European countries in 2015 and 2016. However, this number has been falling for a long time. What are the causes of this sudden decline? Immigration policy spokesman for the Progressive Party (Frp) Jon Helgheim believes the main reason is the law. Tightening asylum rules discourage people from staying here. How is the situation in practice now? We are looking at the problem closely!
Asylum in Norway and asylum policy
Let us give our voice to politics. Jon Helgheim (Frp), mentioned in the introduction to the article, believes that a new asylum policy is crucial.
The data provided by Eurostat is as follows:
In 2018, 44 percent more people applied for asylum in Europe than in 2013. In Norway, at the same time, the number of asylum seekers decreased by 78 percent. These are actual numbers, not data. This is often emphasized by researchers and so-called experts in the field of immigration. These are the people who claim that the number of immigrants is not influenced by which party manages immigration policy. we are one of the strictest countries in Europe in this respect. We are a country that has achieved tightening regulations, and this has largely contributed to reducing the number of asylum seekers.
In addition, let us point out that immigrants they are more willing to choose to a place of asylum in Sweden or Denmark - the requirements there are much more relaxed.
Other points of view ...
Director of the Office for Foreigners (UDI) Frode Forfang is of the opinion that looking for the sources of the decline in the number of asylum applications only in asylum policy and its tightening is too shallow this topic. In addition, we must pay attention to more important issues. In a special statement, he noted:
“The fact that the number of asylum seekers has decreased is a natural consequence of the actions and measures introduced since autumn 2015. Agreement between the EU and Turkey. Closing the Balkan borders. Internal border controls between several Schengen countries. The general tightening of policies in many countries are among the most important explanations for the observed downward trend.”
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