Facts and Figures: The Latest Developments in International and Swiss Migration and Asylum Policy

Author(s) : Eduard Gnesa

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“The growth of the world’s population, globalization, and the increasingly close economic and social ties between states that go hand in hand with the latter have been accompanied by an increase in international migration. Cross border movements have been changing constantly, especially since 2015. This chapter provides an overview on migration movements in general, and particularly on developments in the refugee and asylum sector from a Swiss and global perspective. While the worldwide number of refugees has increased, the number of asylum applications to Switzerland has been shrinking since the influx of 2015–16. One reason for this is the Covid-19 pandemic, suggesting the figures are likely to rise in the medium term. With regard to the Swiss migration and asylum sector, the author Eduard Gnesa highlights recent amendments; namely shorter procedures, intensified efforts to integrate people within the asylum sector, better legal protection and improved repatriation practices. It is concluded that effective migration policies should be shaped in cooperation with EU/EFTA states and countries of origin while being based on pragmatism.“