The result is uncertain, as the EPP and PVV opposed such a law, and the right-wing PVV and the opposition party CDA have not indicated their support for the bill, leaving the future of the proposed legislation in doubt.

The dispute centered on two main proposals: the asylum emergency measures legislation and the dual status plan, which was initially developed by ex-PVV minister Marjolein Faber.

These laws are intended to decrease the flow of asylum seekers into the country, yet without support from the PVV and CDA, they might not be able in order to be approved through both houses of parliament.



PVV Demands Tougher Action
Even the leader of the PVV Geert Wilders, who previously described the asylum reforms as "the strictest asylum policy ever", is calling for more stringent measures.

MP Vondeling of the PVV in the debate called for: the withdrawal of the dispersal law immediately, declaring illegality by undocumented and no compromise with the original Faber proposals.

These demands are not covered by the existing bills, which the government is unwilling to meet.



CDA Requests Time, Cites Fears of Non-implementation
The CDA too empathizes with a tougher asylum policy in the abstract but hasn’t quite made the leap for reasons of practicality. Party leader Henri Bontenbal warned that the IND, which was already overburdened, ris.