Asylum and welfare: contemporary debates
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Critical Social Policy
- Vol. 22 (3) , 393-414
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026101830202200302
Abstract
This article provides the context for the Special Issue. It outlines the differential eligibility for welfare rights experienced by people with varying citizenship statuses and notes the increasing exclusion and marginalization of asylum seekers in European countries of asylum. In this article, we also examine the robustness of the arguments that have been used to justify the curtailment of welfare in some European countries; namely, that welfare acts as a magnet for asylum seekers. Linked to this is the use of asylum seekers as a political tool. We also explore the consequences of this which include racism and xenophobia. Finally, the article outlines the themes arising from the contributions in the Special Issue.Keywords
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