It’s clear that the government of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä doesn’t like asylum seekers never mind cultural diversity. In the last few months, we’ve seen a tightening of immigration policy by the government, which sends out a clear message to would-be asylum seekers and migrants: Don’t even think of moving here!
Some may appear surprised by the government’s draconian and heartless measures that have far-reaching consequences for members of our ever-growing culturally diverse society.
When you do away with residence permits under humanitarian grounds, enact laws that make it virtually impossible to bring your family to the country and shorter appeal times for asylum seekers, you tell the world that all those nice things about being a tolerant country that respects human rights is a lie.
The message is clear: We don’t want you here – don’t even think of coming to this country!
Some very big questions that the latest law on shorter appeal periods is the right of asylum seekers to use lawyers when interviewed by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). Migrant Tales has heard that asylum seekers don’t have any longer the right to a paid lawyer at the Migri interview.
Imagine how difficult and complicated has Migri, with the blessings of the government, made life for asylum seekers in this country. Not only have they shortened the appeal periods but made legal help more expensive and complicated.
In Finland, it’s nothing strange that lawyers charge around 200 euros an hour for their services.
Read the full statement here.
There are countries like the United States, Canada, Australia and Argentina that have a rich history of how migrants built the country.
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