It appears that among these genuine Syrians are those who want to partake of the generosity of the West.
Some migrants shed true nationalities, claim to be Syrian in bid for asylum
A group of migrants walk along a dusty road towards the transit center for migrants, after crossing the border from Greece to Macedonia, near southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. (AP / Boris Grdanoski)
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Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press
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A Pakistani identity card in the bushes, a Bangladeshi one in a cornfield. A torn Iraqi driver's license bearing the photo of a man with a Saddam-style moustache, another one with a scarfed woman displaying a shy smile.
Documents scattered only meters from Serbia's border with Hungary provide evidence that many of the migrants flooding Europe to escape war or poverty are scrapping their true nationalities and likely assuming new ones, just as they enter the European Union.
Many of those travellers believe that using a fake document -- or having none at all -- gives them a better of chance of receiving asylum in Germany and other western European states. That's because the surest route to asylum is to be a refugee from war and not an economic migrant fleeing poverty. That fact has led to a huge influx of people claiming to be Syrian.
Continue reading at:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/some-mi...laim-to-be-syrian-in-bid-for-asylum-1.2550509
Some migrants shed true nationalities, claim to be Syrian in bid for asylum
A group of migrants walk along a dusty road towards the transit center for migrants, after crossing the border from Greece to Macedonia, near southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. (AP / Boris Grdanoski)
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Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press
Published Sunday, September 6, 2015 1:39PM EDT
A Pakistani identity card in the bushes, a Bangladeshi one in a cornfield. A torn Iraqi driver's license bearing the photo of a man with a Saddam-style moustache, another one with a scarfed woman displaying a shy smile.
Documents scattered only meters from Serbia's border with Hungary provide evidence that many of the migrants flooding Europe to escape war or poverty are scrapping their true nationalities and likely assuming new ones, just as they enter the European Union.
Many of those travellers believe that using a fake document -- or having none at all -- gives them a better of chance of receiving asylum in Germany and other western European states. That's because the surest route to asylum is to be a refugee from war and not an economic migrant fleeing poverty. That fact has led to a huge influx of people claiming to be Syrian.
Continue reading at:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/some-mi...laim-to-be-syrian-in-bid-for-asylum-1.2550509
