.ASYLUM CLAIMS in Western countries are rising. EU participants perform keep track of to obtain 1m applications this year, much more than at any moment because the migrant crisis of 2015-16. More than 800,000 have been lodged in America before year, an annual jump of virtually two-thirds.
Politicians are under pressure to illustrate command to voters. Some expect to avoid the concern through sending out asylum-seekers to have their claims refined abroad. Yet asylum-offshoring rarely succeeds.
What is it, and also why is it so hard to carry out?