Many nations recognize the moral and legal obligation to accept
people fleeing from persecution, but political asylum applicants in
the twenty-first century face restrictive policies and cumbersome
procedures. So, what counts as persecution? How do applicants
translate their stories of suffering and trauma into a narrative
acceptable to the immigration officials? How can asylum officials
weed out the fake from the genuine without resorting to
inappropriate cultural definitions of behaviour?
Using both in depth accounts by asylum applicants and interviews
with lawyers and others involved, this book takes the reader on a
journey through the process of applying for asylum in both the
United States and Great Britain. It describes how the systems
address the conflicting needs of the state to protect their
citizens from terrorists and the influx of hordes of unwelcome
economic migrants, while at the same time adhering to their legal,
moral and treaty obligations to provide safe havenfor those fleeing
persecution.
Rejecting Refugees is an insightful and fresh evaluation of the
obstacles asylum applicants face and the cultural, procedural, and
political discrepancies in the political asylum process. This makes
it ideal reading to students and scholars of political science,
international relations, sociology, law and anthropology.
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