According to this news article found in The Daily Star in Lebanon, Turkey is adopting new and improved migration and asylum laws. Turkey's push into entering into the European Union has been a long awaited confrontational process. Turkey is currently hosting around 400,000 refugees who are escaping conflicts that have arisen in neighboring Syria. According to this article Turkey is also known as a "tansit point" for illegal immigrants who were crossing into Europe through Greece. Turkey's new law was adopted late Thursday where it states that refugees from Syria and other non-European Nations will be protected. Refugees will no longer be given the title "guests" rather "conditional refugees". European Commissioners Stefan Fule and Cecilia Malmstrom both welcomed the new law and said that the move had indicated that "Turkey has a clear commitment to build an effective migration management system". The new law also states that refugees will be allowed to remain in Turkey until they are placed in a third country and it "reserves full refugee status for Europeans only". This new law has the ability to bridge connections with talks about visa liberalization between the 27-nation bloc and Turkey, however, this is still a work in progress.
The passage of this new law will allow refugees escaping conflicts in Syria and other countries to seek asylum and needed security. The law has certain key points that will make refugees feel "safer" as well as have a peace of mind knowing that they will be provided with shelter and security. The law also introduced permanent residency for foreigners who would remain in the country for eight years on a residency permit as well as be able to challenge deportation orders within the Turkish courts. Establishment of residency for foreigners could bring in profit for Turkey as well as workers who are in need of a new occupation. It could also serve a purpose to help other foreigners become more adapted to this new way of life knowing that they are safe and the law is for them ,not against them.
Migration
04/05/2013
2:06PM
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