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February 11, 2012
Red-Greens in migration policy agreement
Published: 3 Sep 10 13:47 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/28760/20100903/
The Red-Green coalition have presented a new agreement on immigration police, arguing that the Swedish Aliens Act is applied too strictly and calling for a review of the asylum process and rules for family reunification.
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The parties write that they are in agreement that Sweden should have a regulated immigration policy with rules for those able to visit and reside in the country. The coalition is also in favour of labour migration, on the proviso that safeguards are put in place against exploitation.
"When people move knowledge in dispersed, networks grow, and new opportunities arise. Sweden is in itself a clear example that the knowledge, manpower and diversity that has come here has been of great importance for Swedish growth and development."
The Red-Greens observed that migration is a growing phenomenon worldwide and "Sweden is part of that development". They add that the situation faced by women is of particular concern as migration can open the door to a safer, more secure life.
"The right to seek shelter from persecution is a human right and should not be allowed to be affected by the economic cycle or labour market requirements," the parties argued, while they declared their support for a system of labour migration.
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Yes every one is entitled to be safe & free, but how does the influx of refugees & immigrants NOT affect the economic cycle?
The Swedish "alien" act is hardly applied at all, that's why there are so many in refugee centres.
As usual the left wing are spouting nonsense in a last minute bid to gain voters, I think Mona's been to too many dinners with the B'liar family
you probably need someone who understands English to help you out with this one .
Nowhere is it stated that the left wingers are talking about "influx".
In case you may not know ,"influx" refers to large numbers of people while the Red-Green are talking about " individual reasons for appl..."
The lines you quote simply mean that those individuals who qualify to be protected should not be denied that (human) right for ecomical reasons .
In simpler words , Sweden or any other country should NOT say to an asylum-seeker: >our economy is down right now ; sorry we cannot protect you . Or you might take OUR peoples jobs , sorry you must go back to where you come from , regardless of whether you will be persecuted or not <
Remember that these are some of the reasons that SD devils use against immigrants , ie , the economy ,jobs and other social / cultural scrappy excuses.
Nobody talks about us, our integration situation and what can they do with our knowledge and qualifications. Sweden and all its institutions have a hard time when they face a plain immigrant in handling any burocratic issue.
We are also dropped into the bag of those asking for money, resources for the country and so despite of some of us paying taxes in this country and contributing to its economic development by even investing here money that we have to earn abroad because of the lack of opportunities we encounter here...
I would like parties to start talking about US also, how they can integrate us and who are we as this is starting to turn into an identity crisis case...
You may want to know that the current Minister of Integration come to Sweden as a refugee. If the Red-Green win this election , there will be 2 Ministers that come to Sweden as refugees .
So please , try not to sound so special because before a system that is in place in Sweden today , you are not .
You are an immigrant , and they are talking about YOU !
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/06/61/22/bfb61014.pdf
All that remains is for Swedish voters to decide if that's the direction they want for Sweden.
your comment is misleadingly silly !
Think about it : RED/ Greens have no way of " increasing immigration" .It is always going to be up to immigrants who decide if they want to come in or not . Not even SD has the means to "decrease" who enters .Mighty USA has injected billions to shut out immigrants ; we know that it has not stopped them going in .
The only remaining point to ponder is which party has a better system to sort out who stays ( not enter) and who is sent away .
@here for the summer - without increased immigration, who the hell is going to pay for your pension fund (given that the current Swedosh population is not growing fast enough to sustain a workforce to cover the future funding of pensions for an egeing population). Contrary to popular belief, many immigrants (myself included) contribute significantly to the Swedish state over the long run through taxation. The increased administration costs are only incremental.
Regardless of how one becomes a foreigner in Sweden (refugee or otherwise), immigration has a very important role to play in the Swedish economy of the future. The question should rather be focussed on how to manage integration issues today and how to manage the type of immigration that Sweden wants in the future.
Member of the Left wing are we, you compose like a politician, twisting words & hiding behind duplicitous statements possibly had "Baron" Mandelson as your mentor. I have an uncanny ability to see what is clearly meant to confuse the layman
#RED/ Greens have no way of " increasing immigration"# Blind leading the blind, of course they can increase immigration, they will alter & reduce requirements allowing the "refugee" population & most other applicants guarantee'd residency.