US EditionCritical Reactions to Adopted Asylum Laws: 'Unfeasible', 'Symbolic Politics', 'Harmful to Society'
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On Thursday, the Parliament in The Hague decided on the asylum laws of the former ultra-right ruling party PVV. The criminalization of helpers is suspended for the time being, and the Senate also has to agree.
The Hague wants to tighten up Dutch asylum laws, because in times of huge migration flows, European asylum law is no longer up-to-date. Our guest author, a Dutch lawyer, therefore calls for a change to the EU Treaty.
The government coalition in the Netherlands broke the dispute over stricter asy laws in June. But now a tightening of the laws has taken the first hurdle. According to lawyers and asylum authorities, however, the laws are legally doubtful.
Social organizations have responded critically to the asylum laws adopted by the Lower House on Thursday evening. The Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) is "extremely disappointed" and speaks of the "unfeasibility" of the laws. Asylum lawyers fear "more chaos" and that asylum procedures will get bogged down. Refugee organizations call the laws "symbolic politics" and "harmful to society".
Social organizations and municipalities react critically and with concern to the approval of the Lower House of the stricter asylum laws. The Association of Dutch Municipalities states that it is "extremely disappointed". The VNG says that it will try to "convince the Upper House of the unfeasibility". The laws are said to be partly legally untenable and "have undesirable consequences for the implementation at local level". This specifically con…
In the dispute over migration policy, the Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders broke the coalition. In parliament, his party is still making two legislative proposals on asylum law a success.
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