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Brussels is said to tear up its rulebook on asylum
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in a move that is likely to give British Prime Minister David Cameron a major headache.
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The EU decides who's responsible for refugee based on something called the Dublin regulation,
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which the European commission is set to scrap in March just as the Brexit campaign will be heating up.
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But what do the rules say currently?
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The law is pretty simple.
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Refugee is supposed to apply for asylum in the first safe country they get to,
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and that country is then responsible for processing the application.
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If the refugee pops to be in a separate country having already applied for asylum in another,
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he can quickly be sent back to the first country.
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But what's going wrong with this?
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The Dublin rule heats pressure on the countries on the EU's borders, especially Greece and Italy.
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More than one million people have passed through the two countries in 2015 on their way to Northern Europe.
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Brussels is set to scrap this "first country of entry" principle
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and instead opt to share applications more evenly.
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But why does this affect Britain?
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The U.K. is allowed to pick-and-choose which EU migration rules it abides by
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Britain has opted into the Dublin regulation partly because it allows them to deport asylum seekers
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if they've been registered in another country.
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This is an ability that the government is keen to keep.
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But Brussels is likely to propose refugee sharing scheme in place of the current Dublin rules.
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For David Cameron has a choice:
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lose the ability to deport refugees easily,
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potentially facing taking in extra,
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or try to fight and find another special deal for Britain and Brussels.
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In any case, the Prime Minister faces a tough few months.