A leftist friend of mine, of the type who is always lamenting how horribly Europe treats the poor migrants who just want a better life for themselves and their family, posted this link on Facebook.
http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/allemagne-changer-la-nationalite-des-migrants-pour-mieux-les-expulser It’s in French, so I will sum it up for those who can’t read French: basically when Germany is faced with a refugee whose claim was refused and whose real identity and nationality is not known, they contact the embassies of the most likely countries of origin of the person and after an interview, if the embassy employee confirms that the person is indeed from that country, a temporary travel permit is issued on the spot and deportation procedures begin. Trouble is, the embassy employees are paid for every successful deportation, so it is in their interest to falsely identify people as their nationals. The article gives an example of a man from Sierra Leone who was deported to Nigeria.
Now, my friend, being the good leftist that he is, thinks this is evil, and so does the newspaper. They don’t stop to think of the alternative, which would be that anyone who destroys their passport cannot be deported ever. If a guy from Sierra Leone doesn’t want to be deported to Nigeria, all he has to do is say “I am actually from Sierra Leone” and he will be sent there.