The dynamics of migration : the role of the European asylum support office

Abstract

Migration is not a new phenomenon. Actually, it is as old as mankind. That implies that migration is here to stay. Migration is part of us. Consequently, we had better find ways to deal with it in an efficient and effective manner and stop calling it a problem of a temporary nature. It is generally stated that globalization has made the world smaller. That is true for the economy. That is also true for migration. The world has become smaller in many aspects. We travel easily all over the globe. We watch every day on television what happens in even the most remote areas of the world. We communicate with people we have never met, people who live far away. Internet, Skype, Twitter, Facebook have certainly changed the world. We migrate in many ways.