No, they won't starve, except they are illigeal and in hiding so that no one can help them. When you are granted asylum in Germany you are not allowed to work here but you get a small amount of money from the state that is about the same amount as the general welfare-money (that I'm getting, too, since I'm out of work for over a year). They also get a place to sleep, they can learn German and children can go to school. But it's not so easy to get this status. You have to fullfill certain criteria (like really being in mortal danger in your country) and our country can only finance a certain amount of refugees although asylum is one of the prime rights for foreigners in our constitution. Last year 31000 people were given asylum in Germany. During. 500.000 refugees per year came here during the Balkan-War.(cause it was close and many had relatives living here)
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Date: 2007-09-24 07:11 pm (UTC)But it's not so easy to get this status. You have to fullfill certain criteria (like really being in mortal danger in your country) and our country can only finance a certain amount of refugees although asylum is one of the prime rights for foreigners in our constitution. Last year 31000 people were given asylum in Germany. During. 500.000 refugees per year came here during the Balkan-War.(cause it was close and many had relatives living here)