THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Over 80% of North African Migrants Have Been Accused of at Least One Crime in This European Country:
New data reveals a massive overrepresentation of North African asylum seekers among accused criminals.
New data reveals a massive overrepresentation of North African asylum seekers among accused criminals. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Swiss migration figures show that about 80.5 percent of asylum seekers from Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia have been accused of at least one offense, compared with 12.5 percent among asylum seekers overall. The figures from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) indicate that North African applicants are significantly overrepresented among those accused of crimes. Their asylum claims are also rarely successful, with roughly 99 percent of applications reportedly rejected, according to Swiss media. DETAIL: Switzerland introduced an accelerated asylum process for applicants from several…Open
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