Burden Sharing:
International Cooperation in Asylum and Migration Policies
Migration and Asylum policies is an issue of the cross border among different nations. Twenty first century is characterized with globalization and socialization that has fuelled movement of people across borders. Some of the immigrants are forced to flee due to economic reasons, prosecution reasons and social reasons among others[1]. A number of people do so with the intention of initiating studies, family or work among other reasons. Cross border migration has an influence on both nations of origin and destination.
Burden sharing was initiated with the intention of enhancing international solidarity among nations, due to the issue of refugees and asylum seekers; but the concept has been abused by protagonists in a number of ways. Some of the views are dispersal of people seeking asylum, evacuation of refugees, reinforcing protection of the refugees, health care access by the refugees and on the human rights of the refugees among others. Wrong usage of burden sharing has hindered the real meaning attached to the concept, to an extent that it has lost coherence. Burden sharing has evolved with time with National Burden sharing, Intra EU burden sharing and international burden sharing among others[2].
Suggestions on improving existing strategies and institutions can be facilitated through developing notions that are euphemistic such as balance of efforts and solidarity, this will be critical in appealing the concept of burden sharing. Standardizing burden sharing is critical in making sure that the policies are globally workable and legitimate[3]. Justice based systems should be endorsed as part of burden sharing policies in making sure that all immigrants are treated fairly in the nation of destination[4]. The aspect of burden sharing have different meanings in different nations, it is worth negotiating on the meaning of ‘sharing’ to foster a mutual understanding.
Bibliography
B Alexander. “Forced Migration and Global Politics”. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
B Christina. “Burden-sharing in the New Age of Immigration” . November 01, 2003. http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?ID=173 (accessed October 31, 2013).
C Mathias. “The Political Economy of Refugee Migration and Foreign Aid”. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
N Gregor. “Negotiating Asylum”. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2000.
[1] Alexander, B, “Forced Migration and Global Politics”. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2009, pp. 54.
[2] Gregor, N, “Negotiating Asylum”. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2000, pp. 24.
[3] Christina, B, “Burden-sharing in the New Age of Immigration” . November 01, 2003. http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?ID=173 (accessed October 31, 2013).
[4] Mathias, C, “The Political Economy of Refugee Migration and Foreign Aid”. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp. 99.
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