atic features of the system is the Dublin Accord,
which states that asylum claims must be processed
in the first European country reached by the asylum
seeker. This system places asylum seekers in a purgatory of sorts, as they can wait up to 3 years for
their refugee status to be granted or denied. Because
refugees do not want to be stuck in a country which
is not their preferred destination, they go to ever
greater risks to avoid being documented in less desirable countries on the