Strict asylum rules and the hostile treatment of migrants are pushing people from the Middle East, Africa and Asia out of Europe and toward the United KingdomAMBLETEUSE, France -- The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Europe's increasingly strict asylum rules, growing xenophobia and hostile treatment of migrants were pushing them north. ___EU rules stipulate that a person must apply for asylum in the first member state they land in. At least 20 people have died so far this year trying to reach the U.K., according to Utopia 56. Eventually, he made it across the border and reached Germany where he tried to apply for asylum but was ordered to return to Poland, as per EU rules.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 19, 2024 07:47 UTC