Common asylum policy is necessary

A directive drawn up by the EU intended to strengthen the rights of asylum seekers is meeting with stiff opposition in Austria. The daily Die Presse approves of the proposed rule: "It is the task of the authorities and the guiding principles by which the performance of the ministry of the interior is measured to see that only the persecuted are granted asylum. But it is also an imperative dictated by political common sense that asylum seekers should not be condemned to an inactivity which puts silly ideas in their heads. A person who is not allowed to work will one day start to steal, or burgle homes or sell drugs. … Unfortunately there will always be persecuted people in this world. And there will also be abuse of the right of asylum. For ten years the EU has been trying to create a common asylum policy. It would be a shame if intellectual slackers were allowed to mess this up."

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