This article analyzes the evolution of the asylum situation in France, the untoward effects of rigor, and the humanitarian price paid for French efforts to curb possible abuse of asylum. French asylum policy reforms in recent years have significantly reduced asylum applications, attesting to a certain, if limited, governmental capacity to prevent unwanted migration.
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