Yes. Because of government handouts and freebies, they're desperate to get here by any means possible.
mostly from Afghanistan!
Well, for those whom this may concern, asylum seekers are also known as refugees.
Among all 44 highly industrialized nations USA has the highest number of prospective asylum seekers (83,400), total number of asylum seekers for Europe were 355,500 and Australia and New Zealand had 16,100 applications for asylum. According to Refugee Council of Australia there are a total of 9,37,000 asylum seekers in the world.
They are either known as REFUGEES or ASYLUM SEEKERS.
there are over 7000 asylum seekers waiting to come into England
they are either known as refugees or asylum seekers
While both asylum seekers and refugees flee their countries, they do so for different reasons. A refugee is displaced by war or violence due to political unrest. An asylum seeker is somebody who is being pursued by the law and seeks protection in another country.
Australia is legally bound to respect International obligations to respect human rights of asylum seekers and refugees. However, of late Australia has a changed stance towards refugees. There have been a campaign and advertisements in print media in which prospective asylum seekers and refugees are warned that they will not be able to enter Australia if they try to enter illegally. There have been reports that some asylum seekers were given a boat and told to navigate all the way back to Indonesia.
Asylum seekers and refugees move due to safety concerns such as persecution, violence, or conflict in their home country. They are often forced to flee in search of protection and a better life for themselves and their families.
Sue Lukes has written: 'Developments to assist refugees and asylum seekers towards earlier self sufficiency' -- subject(s): Refugees
asylem seekers want to be safe in anouther counrty when their own are no longer safe for them to live in anymore
VAUGHAN ROBINSON has written: 'SPREADING THE 'BURDEN'?: A REVIEW OF POLICIES TO DISPERSE ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES'