MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT REFUGEES: REASONS FOR IRREGULAR BORDER CROSSING AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

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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Main Authors: Denitsa Georgieva, Valeria Ilareva, Martina Bogdanova, Simona Mokreva, Irina Borova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mykolas Romeris University 2017-12-01
Series:International Comparative Jurisprudence
Subjects:
Refugee Law
Irregular Border Crossing
Reception Conditions
Integration
Online Access:https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/international-comparative-jurisprudence/article/view/4716/4320
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spelling doaj-18a7e98cef4a46dfb003c7ae34d9f79d2020-11-24T21:56:06ZengMykolas 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
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author Denitsa Georgieva
Valeria Ilareva
Martina Bogdanova
Simona Mokreva
Irina Borova
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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
author_facet Denitsa Georgieva
Valeria Ilareva
Martina Bogdanova
Simona Mokreva
Irina Borova
author_sort Denitsa Georgieva
title 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_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_sort myths and facts about refugees: reasons for irregular border crossing and the truth about social assistance
publisher Mykolas Romeris University
series International Comparative Jurisprudence
issn 2351-6674
2351-6674
publishDate 2017-12-01
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.
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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