Asylum Seeker Policy Assignment
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Asylum Seeker Policy Assignment
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Running head: POLICY ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM SEEKER POLICY 1POLICY ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE/ASYLUM SEEKER POLICYName Institutional affiliationDate
POLICY ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM SEEKER POLICY 2Policy Analysis of Australian Refugee/Asylum Seeker PolicyIntroductionIn 1951, the United Nations held the convention on refugees that Australia became sanctioned. The document described who a refugee is, their rights and the protection that is accorded to them by the other countries. The main principle states that refugees cannot be returned to their home country if they may be in danger. Meanwhile, countries are supposed to cooperate and ensure their rights are protected. This essay focuses on the analysis of the policy of those seeking asylum in Australia based on the Neoliberalism framework. It worth noting that in 1967, the protocol that removed the limitation on the convention was established making the policy universal. In the convention, a refugee is defined as a person who seeks protection from a state because they are freeing their home. These people are usually afraid of persecution because they belong to a group that is prosecuted or based on factors such as race, politics or religion. They are usually seeking assistance with the help of an international agency. On the other hand, asylum seekers are people who free their country but seek protection after they arrive at the border of other countries without a valid visa.Content analysisThe analysis is framed using the neoliberalism framework. Neoliberalism supports deregulation and privatization and less government spending. According to the theory, the government is only supposed to interfere with creation then allow free trade to occur (Carson, & Kerr, 2017). Paradoxically, the framework encourages the free flow of capital but restricts the movement of labor through migration. In the developing countries, globalization has negatively affected the availability of employment making citizens migrate to western states looking for a
POLICY ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM SEEKER POLICY 3better life. Meanwhile, neoliberalism makes it difficult for these migrants to enter such states. In this case, the framework will explain the social, economic, political and historical factors affecting the implementation and development of the policy on asylum seekers.One concept of the neoliberalism framework is the externalization policy. This is a policythat was practiced by the European Union and it involved the settlement of migrants in a third country such as Turkey to prevent their entrance into the European Union. Similarly, the Australian government introduced the offshore processing policy where asylum seekers were to be processed in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Later, the government decided to settle and process the immigrants in these countries. One of the economic factors that have affected the development of this policy is the privatization of the state’s services regarding migration. This is where the state privatized the running of the detention center and the processing seeking asylum especially when the offshore processing was established (Lueck, Due, & Augoustinos, 2015). Under this management, seekersdo not receive free advice as they did before, the living conditions have deteriorated and the refugees are afraid of insecurity. Another economic factor that contributed to the development ofthe policies on asylum seekers was the need for cheap labor from immigrants. This mainly occurred at the end of the second world war. Presently, the use of cheap labor is still preferred compared to the domestic labor that is more expensive. Therefore, the policy’s lack deterrence ofimmigration has negative effects on the economy in relation to cheap labor. Politically, neoliberalism has made the Australian government stop supporting itself using labor-intensive policies and switch to capital-intensive policies. This also changed the role of states in the international economic order. As a result, developing countries have become manufacturing centers in order to attract capital leading to regional migration. Domestic politics
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