Many now come by air, while others sneak across the border and hide until they can apply for asylum without fear of being sent back. The numbers show how hard it is to shut the door on desperate people.
  • Funderpants @lemmy.ca
    181·
    2 years ago

    That’s why there are two different words, which are neither synonyms nor euphemisms, this story is about asylum, features stories about individuals seeking asylum and your attempt to confound the two didn’t work.

    • Throwaway@lemm.ee
      17·
      2 years ago

      Except here, they explicitly closed the border and illegally immigrated anyway.

      • Funderpants @lemmy.ca
        7·
        2 years ago

        Nope, that’s not it, they’ve explicitly changed their behaviour to stay inside the law. It’s what the article is about, how asylum seekers are adapting their behaviour to fit inside the new changes to the safe third country agreent.