May 27, 2012
Published: 23 Feb 12 11:47 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
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The number of people seeking permanent residency in Sweden as relatives of immigrants already in the country will increase with 45 percent to 59,500 in 2012, a number comparable to 41,000 last year according to the latest predictions from Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket).
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The Swedes are moving out and the Immigrants are moving in. Doesn't look like Sweden has a great future ahead.
Strange ideas the government has. Can they consider me as asylum seekers instead?
In other news, honor killings, clitoral mutilations and terrorist plots up 45%
You can visit russian speakers forum (www.sweden4rus.nu) and see how many people offering sambo for $$$.
Hope there will remain some Swedish people in Sweden untill the end of 2012 :))
Do you know the background of the 'Swedes' that left? I bet a lot are 'Swedes' of foreign backgrounds who find it difficult to get 'proper' jobs in Sweden.
The government has lost control over our borders during the past fifteen or so years. This has resulted in immigration on a scale that is placing huge strain on our public services, housing, environment, society and quality of life.
It is a pleasure to read that these people will "motivate their skills" in Sweden. What skills did you have in mind? As far as I am aware, Sweden has no vacancies for goat husbandry, and the piracy industry has been somewhat slack since the Vikings retired.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/23/world/africa/somalia-global-conference/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
That's just as stupid as selling your car because your tires are flat. I don't even understand it.
Answer: An imposed "globalization" and "multiculturalism" in the goose countries with the aims to make profits in human slavery trafficking, ambitious multibillion oil and gas business to serve the greedy needs of some popular British and American "individuals"!
Norway is secured. Wake up Sweden or you gonna be dependent and humiliated by the British hocus pocus in the end !
You seem to be confused, please remember the following:
1. Somalia has far more dysfunction than you could ever hope to fix with mush-headed multi-cultural tolerance and generous welfare benefits.
2. The more you try to help (in the form of accepting refugees with virtually no hope of becoming productive citizens) the less good you actually accomplish.
3. You're hurting existent citizens who should be your first concern.
4. If you want to help Somalia ..... don't. They like their religion and culture just fine and don't think they need to change and will bring their culture of mayhem and violence to Sweden.
Yours,
A concerned friend
The ONLY Nations that mistakenly welcome Moslem refugees have a Christian History not a Sharia history.Effectively saved by Sweden Legally defined God, the Christian God Lord Jesus Christ (Sweden's constitutional Monarchy legally ans only defines our Christian God! Not "Allah" a pagan moongod idol, The place of worship *if* one wishes to use it, is a Christian Church. Stop the tax bonus to those that do not accept the Holy Trinity which is what makes a religion no others)
The biggest "industry" Moslems have is the famine and refugee industry. The reality is the only way to help Moslem's is watch them die. Not import the horror they represent here
The Moslems that are already here are Schizophrenics,they need therapy Not confirmation of their delusions!
http://www.trilateral.org/download/file/EU%20ESSAY%20ARAB%20SPRING%20NOV%202011%20Final%20website.pdf
I have no problem with foreigners, but there are just too many immigrating to Sweden!
We need to tighten our borders, not make it even easier for immigrants to come here.
There are plenty of other places and countries to go to.
Put automobile windshield in front of him
This news is going to please no-one.
Being Swedish just isn't special any more.
A Swedish passport = Middle Eastern terrorist.
Iceland will follow as they have just Palestinians.
What I have realized is that when Sweden goes haywire and not even Swedes can hide that their country is getting destroyed by too liberal immigration laws.
Then other countries will take notice, and stop using immigration as a welfare program.
The people from outside represent 48% of all rapes... Soon they will be at 60%.
Sweden = land of cowards