RECORD NUMBERS OF HUNGARIAN ROMA CLAIMING REFUGEE STATUS

Record numbers claiming refugee status, but also extremely high percentage of the claims are abandoned. What is going on? Why are hearings not proceeding? Do they just simply vanish? Why is the Federal government not doing more to stop this strange trend? Very good article below, but no answers. This is different from teh Czech trend, where Roma claimants usually went to the hearings, even though most claims were refused.

Roma refugees: Record number of Hungarian asylum-seekers landing on Canada's doorstep News National Post

ROMA FROM HUNGARY TOP REFUGEE CLAIMS LIST

See article below. Most, if not all of the cases involved are from "Roma" Hungarians, similar to what occurred with the Czech Republic before the visa was imposed. It is interesting that they have a high abandonment rate, obviously they view making the claim as a way to access a different path to remain in Canada. I suspect that the authorities may be taking notice of this trend, as Hungarians are free to move within the EU and their acceptance rate is very low.


The Budapest Times - Hungary‘s leading English Language source for daily news

CASH FOR FAILED REFUGEES A MISTAKE

The new refugee reforms will also bring a program to pay $ 2,000 to failed refugee claimants who leave voluntarily. Similar programs exist ( and already failed) for years in some European countries. This is simply bad policy, as it encourages people to make false claims, and then rewards them for it,. Why should compliance with the law need to be rewarded with taxpayer dollars? In addition, where re the safeguards to prevent people from taking advantage of the program? This could be a new Monopoly box:"failed refugee claim, collect cash". Simply stupid.


Ottawa to give failed refugees cash and a ticket home Canada News Toronto Sun