Immigration systems and policies vary from country to country, and the pathways to citizenship in India differ from those in the United States or Canada. Each country has its own set of eligibility criteria, procedures, and requirements for individuals seeking citizenship or residency. There is no gold standard here; neither does India have an obligation to follow in the footsteps of western nations. Asylum seekers may not have a precedence over other immigrants when it comes to naturalization eligibility but they do have priority access to certain humanitarian-based immigration programs, such as refugee resettlement or asylum protection in US. Discrimination? Not exactly! Just a policy based on “values“.
That said, I don’t see a reason why * anyone’s * path to citizenship should be expedited. Sure, without citizenship, they can’t vote, or hold public office, or have certain privileges that citizens do, but so what? Asylees are now in the country of their choice, not being persecuted and waiting in line to become citizens just like everyone else in the queue, right? What’s wrong with first come first served then?
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