Sweden, Nation of Open Arms, Debates Implications of Immigration
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in court, threats, attack against police, threats against police, drugs, serious drugs, attempted murder, rape again, black mail again and abuse,
24, 2017
MALMO, Sweden — It has been only three years since she came to Sweden from Syria,
but Hiba Abou Alhassane already says "we" when speaking about her new home country.
The debate on migration is thus a very personal one for many Swedes." Mr. Trump is not the only
person pointing to what he considers to be the troubling consequences of immigration to Sweden.
"While the country seeks to maintain a humanitarian ideal, public concerns around immigration have begun to shift
the politics of traditionally liberal Sweden to tighter immigration controls and more restrictive policies.
"But we have many, many poor people living in poor areas so it’s not only about immigration.
More than 40 percent of the city’s residents or their parents are foreign-born, a fact
that is often linked to Malmo’s crime rates, but Mr. Gerell, the criminologist, said a correlation was not clear, and even if there was one, immigration was not the only contributing factor.
Protection is now subject to review after one or three years
and family reunification is more difficult, making Sweden less accessible and less attractive to immigrants.