{"id":372,"date":"2009-01-21T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T10:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/2009\/01\/21\/asylum-seekers-a-serious-case-of-misunderstanting\/"},"modified":"2009-01-21T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2009-01-21T10:44:40","slug":"asylum-seekers-a-serious-case-of-misunderstanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.org\/news\/2009\/01\/21\/asylum-seekers-a-serious-case-of-misunderstanting\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum seekers &#8211; a serious case of misunderstanting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Summary<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Confusion continues to reign over the distinction between an asylum seeker and a refugee. In the period 1997 \u2013 2007 three quarters of asylum applications were refused after a process with a reduced burden of proof and opportunities to appeal. Asylum seekers should not be confused with genuine applicants who are, rightly, granted refugee status. Claims that asylum seekers do not get a fair hearing are unjustified<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Conclusions<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&#8230;Our concern about correct use of these expressions is no mere legal quibble. We have always made it clear publicly that we support asylum for genuine claimants who are able to show that they have a well-founded fear of persecution, but we stress the word genuine. However, the overwhelming majority of asylum seekers are found not to have a genuine claim and are using the asylum process simply as a means of gaining entry to Britain which is otherwise not available to them by any lawful channel&#8230;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Read the full text of this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migrationwatchuk.com\/Briefingpapers\/legal\/8_32.asp\">Briefing Paper No 32<\/a><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Confusion continues to reign over the distinction between an asylum seeker and a refugee. 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