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12. Correct -- "France rejects four out of five asylum seekers"

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:24 PM

Jul 2014

France turned down 83 percent of asylum cases last year - a far higher rate than other European countries, new figures revealed this week. Asylum-seeker rights groups in France have expressed their concern.

In 2013 France looked at 61,455 asylum cases but only granted protection to 10,470 of those seeking sanctuary in the country, according to new figures from the EU’s Eurostat agency released on Monday. Msot of those were granted refugee status, with a small number given a lesser "subsidiary protection".

That’s an acceptance rate of just 17 percent, which compares unfavourably with the Europe-wide average of 34 percent for first-instance decisions, which asylum seekers have the chance of overturning on appeal.

http://www.thelocal.fr/20140324/france-asylum-refugee-rejects-four-out-of-five-asylum-seekers

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What the h3ll is wrong with this country?????? [View all] shraby Jul 2014 OP

What countries are those? itsrobert Jul 2014 #1

Thailand took in Cambodians; Pakistan took in Afghans; Turkey took in shraby Jul 2014 #3

Weren't those countries taking in people from countries that border them? itsrobert Jul 2014 #4

The other countries between where they are coming from and here aren't shraby Jul 2014 #5

What European countries are those? itsrobert Jul 2014 #7

Several european countries take in more asylum seekers, per capita, Quantess Jul 2014 #25

. Quantess Jul 2014 #26

European countries who are members of the EU MUST take in sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #42

What is your point? brush Jul 2014 #48

What difference does it make whether the country borders the other? n/t cui bono Jul 2014 #50

Good luck trying to get into New Zealand or Australia as an illegal or become a citizen. Very hard! yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #16

I've been a citizen of this country since I was born. My family helped shraby Jul 2014 #22

You certainly can feel that way yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #23

Very hard to get a work visa here without an "in demand" tech job lined up Mopar151 Jul 2014 #40

Recommending madamesilverspurs Jul 2014 #2

Or, to set example-start with your home? maced666 Jul 2014 #24

Been there done that, thanks. madamesilverspurs Jul 2014 #27

I'd bet my own life that a lot of people who try to slam us with that kind of challenge IrishAyes Jul 2014 #41

Two people in this thread have already proved you wrong. We sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #43

Been there done that too. shraby Jul 2014 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #6

The U.S. has been most of the problem for some of the Central American shraby Jul 2014 #11

Children as determined as these will make great citizens, keep the children, deport the racists. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #8

That sounds like a good idea. Jamastiene Jul 2014 #33

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #9

Not really. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #10

Correct -- "France rejects four out of five asylum seekers" itsrobert Jul 2014 #12

France granting asylum to 10,000 is nothing to sneeze at. shraby Jul 2014 #15

The United States grants asylum to 8 times that of France itsrobert Jul 2014 #18

self delete Quantess Jul 2014 #29

Remember the number 1 rule of many whistler162 Jul 2014 #59

I can see the tent cities that sprout up from time to time when necessary shraby Jul 2014 #13

Yes, led by the United States itsrobert Jul 2014 #14

Apparently unless the need is in the United States, then we have shraby Jul 2014 #17

80,000 a year refugees and asylees to the US. itsrobert Jul 2014 #19

That figure of 80,000 is down 65% from the 1980 level of 231,700, this precipitous drop was Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #32

Thanks Uncle Joe. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #44

The US has a quarter of the world's GDP and less than 5% of its population Hippo_Tron Jul 2014 #28

US foreign aid comes with profiteering strings attached Divernan Jul 2014 #45

Excellent post. woo me with science Jul 2014 #56

Sweden, with a tiny fraction of the USA's population Quantess Jul 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Jul 2014 #57

Thank you. nt woo me with science Jul 2014 #58

I have not yet read the replies to your OP. Jenoch Jul 2014 #20

Perhaps you should look at post #34 directly above yours. jeff47 Jul 2014 #55

Yes, that post confirms my point Jenoch Jul 2014 #60

No, actually it counters it. jeff47 Jul 2014 #61

Go back and reqd my post and your reply again. Jenoch Jul 2014 #63

No, we're still using your statement that the US takes in more than everyone else jeff47 Jul 2014 #64

Th U.S. does take in more refugees than most other countries. Jenoch Jul 2014 #69

As long as you don't correct for the size of those countries. jeff47 Jul 2014 #70

Aren't you tired of this yet? I am. Jenoch Jul 2014 #71

Yea, we never help anyone. Oh, wait-there's that 50 BILLION. maced666 Jul 2014 #21

With profiteering strings attached:see Post 45, above. Divernan Jul 2014 #46

Even though Obama is president, it is truly the fundy nutjob Jamastiene Jul 2014 #31

+1 freshwest Jul 2014 #37

My corporation tis of thee, sweet 1% prosperity Divernan Jul 2014 #35

Thank God for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #36

it's not so great in other countries either JI7 Jul 2014 #38

And you know this, how? Quantess Jul 2014 #51

because i read about these things all the time JI7 Jul 2014 #53

Well, you do have a point about the attitude. Quantess Jul 2014 #54

Saw this on Facebook today . . . markpkessinger Jul 2014 #39

Love this!!! calimary Jul 2014 #52

Second that!!!! Duppers Jul 2014 #67

since you ask: 1000 think tank coordinated radio stations featuring about 400 of the certainot Jul 2014 #47

How the right wing is fomenting this inhumane response is disgusting. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #49

We need fewer people, not more LittleBlue Jul 2014 #62

You're referring to one section of a huge country. The rest of the country shraby Jul 2014 #65

here's some major hypocrisy .. Duppers Jul 2014 #66

I appreciate the posters who came through with facts and figures shraby Jul 2014 #68