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by laputan_machine 1031 days ago
> In 2022, around 16,000 Albanian citizens applied for asylum in the UK, making up 16% of all asylum applicants.

https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries...

What's that?

Let's be real, there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum. There isn't a genocide going on, it's a (relatively) free country:

https://www.equaldex.com/region/albania

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> there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum

...and most European countries don't.

Q: Why does the UK?