Syrian Refugees Crowned King In The World Of Asylum Seekers; Others Fake It Till They Make It

BERLIN -- Abdo is angry. He grinds his incongruously luminescent orange sport shoes into the dirt. The 27-year-old Egyptian is standing outside the State Office of Health and Social Affairs (LaGeSo), where hundreds of refugees are waiting to register their asylum applications. He gives only his first name, citing security risks to his family in Alexandria. Many refugees, he says, have false documents or profess to have none, in order to improve their chances of receiving official asylum status -- and in doing so make it harder for everyone else.