MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
In this article, we aim to focus on and deal with two main myths about refugees. The first one is the myth that asylum seekers are allegedly law-breakers or even criminals, due to illegally crossing borders. The second myth that we address in the article is regarding the size of social assistance pr...
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| description | In this article, we aim to focus on and deal with two main myths about refugees. The first one is the myth that asylum seekers are allegedly law-breakers or even criminals, due to illegally crossing borders. The second myth that we address in the article is regarding the size of social assistance provided to asylum seekers and refugees. Both myths are found in host societies and are often invoked by xenophobic speakers in public debate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18a7e98cef4a46dfb003c7ae34d9f79d2022-12-21T17:44:19ZengMykolas Romeris UniversityInternational Comparative Jurisprudence2351-66742351-66742017-12-013223123810.13165/j.icj.2017.12.010MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCEDenitsa Georgieva0Valeria Ilareva1Martina Bogdanova2Simona Mokreva3Irina Borova4Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR, BulgariaFoundation for Access to Rights – FAR, BulgariaFoundation for Access to Rights – FAR, BulgariaFoundation for Access to Rights – FAR, BulgariaFoundation for Access to Rights – FAR, BulgariaIn this article, we aim to focus on and deal with two main myths about refugees. The first one is the myth that asylum seekers are allegedly law-breakers or even criminals, due to illegally crossing borders. The second myth that we address in the article is regarding the size of social assistance provided to asylum seekers and refugees. Both myths are found in host societies and are often invoked by xenophobic speakers in public debate.https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/international-comparative-jurisprudence/article/view/4716/4320Refugee LawIrregular Border CrossingReception ConditionsIntegration |
| spellingShingle | Denitsa Georgieva Valeria Ilareva Martina Bogdanova Simona Mokreva Irina Borova MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE International Comparative Jurisprudence Refugee Law Irregular Border Crossing Reception Conditions Integration |
| title | MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| title_full | MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| title_fullStr | MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| title_full_unstemmed | MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| title_short | MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| title_sort | myths and facts about refugees reasons for irregular border crossing and the truth about social assistance |
| topic | Refugee Law Irregular Border Crossing Reception Conditions Integration |
| url | https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/international-comparative-jurisprudence/article/view/4716/4320 |
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