Prof. Jennifer Elrick and Prof. Daniel Béland have published an article in Policy Options on what Canada can learn from Germany about managing the distribution of asylum claims in a federal system.

In an article for Policy Options, Prof. Jennifer Elrick and Prof. Daniel Béland (political science) respond to Québec Premier François Legault’s recent call to distribute asylum-seekers across provinces. They look to the case of Germany as an example of how it could be done, what it would take, and the kinds of benefits and risks involved.