World finally wakes up to the migration crisis

Britain is not the only country to call for tough laws on asylum and immigration. Here is how other nations around the world compare. Sweden

Stockholm has toughened its migration and asylum laws since elections handed gains to the hardright in October. Asylum seekers must now pay for the processing of their claims and stay in “transit centres”.

Denmark

Strict rules on asylum and migration have long made Denmark an outlier among Western European countries.

It wants to sign a deal similar to the UK’S with Rwanda for offshore asylum claims processing. It also seizes cash and valuables worth more than £793 from migrants to pay for their stay.

Hungary

The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary’s plans to house asylum seekers in a narrow strip of land between border fences while their claims were processed was illegal.

Asylum claims must be made at Hungarian embassies rather than at the country’s borders.

Italy

Italy’s parliament has passed a law that requires search and rescue ships to sail to a designated, rather than the closest, port and prevents them from looking for other migrant boats in distress.

Greece

Athens says its border walls with Turkey prevented 260,000 migrants entering Europe last year. The 16-foot steel wall is more than 17 miles long and is to be extended a further 22 miles. Ultimately it will cover most of the 120-mile border.

France

A bill that will reach the French parliament this month wants to grant temporary residency permits to illegal migrants working in sectors “under strain” and place those ordered to leave the country on a “wanted list” in an attempt to speed up their expulsion.

The bill includes measures such as making expulsions easier, eliminating protection for groups such as those who arrived as small children and denying benefits to those told to leave.

Germany

Berlin is to make it easier for skilled African workers to migrate to the country. Germany famously welcomed more than a million refugees during the 2015 migrant crisis.

United States

Joe Biden’s administration has warned migrants who cross the border illegally that they will be deported. People who cross at the US’S southern border will be denied asylum if they did not try to seek protection in a country they passed through.

Australia

The government has allowed some 19,000 refugees on temporary visas to stay permanently but has reiterated its commitment to the country’s policy of towing or turning away migrant boats trying to reach Australian waters.