Scrap the asylum system—and build something better
Posted by LikeaTreeinTheWind
Scrap the asylum system—and build something better
Posted by LikeaTreeinTheWind
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Archived for the global poor — [https://archive.ph/NkIeu](https://archive.ph/NkIeu)
>But if the journey is long, arduous and costly, the ones who complete it will usually not be the most desperate, but male, healthy and relatively well-off. Fugitives from Syria’s war who made it to next-door Turkey were a broad cross-section of Syrians; those who reached Europe were 15 times more likely to have college degrees.
Call me crazy, but I’m not sure this is an issue. I can sort of understand the frustration of the system being gamed. This also seems like a Motte and Bailey by the right. They don’t want non white immigrants. Giving more restrictive asylum rules isn’t going to make them more open to other types of immigrants.
> All these people have a right to seek safety. But “safety” need not mean access to a rich country’s labour market.
Why not?
Open the boarders, stop having them be closed.