There is often protest at the arrival of the asylum seekers’ center, but this is silenced: ‘Drunk people from the city cause more nuisance’

The arrival of a new asylum seeker center is invariably accompanied by a stream of protests. The fear of nuisance and unsafe situations is often great among local residents. Local residents in Leusden in Utrecht are also not happy with the arrival of a shelter for unaccompanied minor refugees. But how well-founded is that fear? That’s it A.D after in Velp, where refugees have been staying on the edge of a residential area for more than 1.5 years. “I don’t experience any inconvenience at all.”