Bill setting new limits on asylum-seekers passed in Dutch parl
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A pair of Bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after wrangling and soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalise offering compassionate help to undocumented migrants.
The legislation cuts temporary asylum residency from five to three years, indefinitely suspends the issuance of new asylum residency permits and reins in family reunions for people who have been granted
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asylum.
It passed in the lower house on Thursday evening but could still be rejected in the upper house.
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