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Imagine if every year people in Belgium were asked to vote in a referendum to decide how many refugees from war-torn countries like Syria would be accepted into the country.
As of 2013, one in nine residents of Belgium is a foreigner, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Federal police have begun patrols in border areas in order to combat illegal immigration and human trafficking.
Coalition party CD&V have joined with federal opposition parties in rejecting a proposal by Antwerp mayor Bart De Wever to create a special social status for refugees.
Federal minister for work and consumer affairs Kris Peeters and CD&V party president Wouter Beke have revealed that they have received death threats in recent months.
Starting this week, Belgium will offer extra temporary housing for asylum seekers to handle the growing number of applicants, particularly from the war-torn Middle East.
Theo Francken, state secretary for asylum and migration, will table a bill in parliament this week aimed at preventing potential terrorists returning to Belgium from Syria.
Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken (N-VA) (pictured) wants foreigners to pay €225 up-front to cover the costs of the administrative processing of their residence ap
When I meet Sachli Gholamalizad in a diner in Antwerp, one of the first things she tells me is that, although A Reason To Talk tells the story of a young Iranian family f
