Refugee influx if more rights given? A misconception, says UNHCR rep

It is a misconception that providing refugees with a "comfortable" life will encourage more refugees to seek asylum in that particular country, said UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) representative for Malaysia, Thomas Albrecht.

"The theory is that if we make it too comfortable for refugees, that means give them the right to work, access to education and so on, many more will come.