Policy towards Foreigners and Asylum Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany Cover Image

Polityka wobec cudzoziemców i polityka azylowa Republiki Federalnej Niemiec
Policy towards Foreigners and Asylum Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Author(s): Ewa Tuora-Schwierskott
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: migration; Germany; integration; visa; residence permit; the right to asylum

Summary/Abstract: Immigration law in Germany is regulated in some detail the issue of obtaining the right to stayfor refugees anticipating any possible irregularities in the process of migration and trying to counteractthem. It is not possible to obtain refugee status by a refugee who has taken action detrimentalto the host country or has committed criminal acts violating the rules of security and publicorder. Until World War II Germany was a country from which people used to emigrate,primarily to North America. Thereafter, Germany began to accept refugees as the so-called guestworkers. Now as many as 29% of the population has migrant roots. Currently, Germany is copingwith a huge stream of refugees, which, on the one hand, give rise to racist and xenophobictendencies and, on the other hand, leads to implementation of a range of initiatives to integratemigrants into society.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-136
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish