Effects of Globalization on Applications for Asylum

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Globalization has been driven by improvements in technology, communications, transportation and trade. These areas, among others, have contributed to an increase in the movement of people across international borders. Migratory individuals, refugees and asylum seekers are finding it physically easier and less costly to move between countries and continents. Migrants are using transportation routes, opened through increased globalization, for many different reasons; from striving for a better life and looking for greater opportunities, to fleeing poverty, persecution or other forms of violence.

Globally, governments have been grappling with the increased social and economic pressure caused by higher rates of in-migration influenced by improved mobility. Most industrialized countries have developed and implemented restrictive policies on immigration aimed at better managing the flow of people across their borders. Asylum seekers are a special focus of these policies since they are often viewed within developed countries as a group attempting to bypass traditional immigration channels. The following paper will seek to examine two questions. Firstly, what has been the impact of globalization on asylum applicants, and secondly, how has Canadian asylum policy changed in response to global asylum pressures, specifically focusing on the potential impact of Bill C-11’s introduction of designated countries of origin.

Who is an Asylum Seeker?

Asylum seekers are said to be in an indeterminate state, with no current country membership. Individuals applying for asylum have fled countries of origin due to a wide variety of reasons and are seeking to apply for refugee status in a new country. Every country has a different process for eva...

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