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   citizen winston smith to All   
   Re: notoriously liberal Sweden is closin   
   24 Oct 24 13:09:29   
   
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   > on immigration: ‘After 2015 [when his party was in power] we   
   > strengthened the asylum rules ourselves. We shifted Sweden’s immigration   
   > policy. Although people might not have noticed it yet because it takes   
   > time to see the results of political decisions.’   
   >   
   > ‘We’ve all come to the same conclusion,’ Ygeman says of the cross-party   
   > immigration consensus: ‘Albeit from different angles.’   
   >   
   > Afghan asylum seeker Sayed Darab, 25   
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   > Afghan asylum seeker Sayed Darab, 25   
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   > And it’s not just at home where Sweden’s anti-immigration consensus is   
   > growing. Last week, Austria’s conservative Chancellor, Karl Nehammer,   
   > described Sweden’s new migration policies as ‘inspiring,’ and invited   
   > Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to Vienna for an exchange of ideas.   
   >   
   > Although the trip – set for Wednesday this week – was cancelled due to   
   > the extreme flooding across much of mainland Europe, Chancellor Nehammer   
   > is likely not the only European leader who will soon look to follow   
   > where Sweden has led.   
   >   
   > Back at the Hägersten migrant return centre, lunch is called and a   
   > single-file line builds outside of a wooden dining shed beside the main   
   > facility.   
   >   
   > Over the roar of the nearby E4 motorway, Afghan asylum seeker Sayed   
   > Darab, 25, jokes with me that whatever is on the menu, it won’t be fresh.   
   >   
   > Return centres across Stockholm currently have a total capacity of   
   > 1,400, with at least two people crammed into each room. The government   
   > hopes to add 600 beds by the end of the year.   
   >   
   > The one thing all return centres have in common is their proximity to   
   > international airports. The Swedish government’s intention is quite   
   > clear. Those who end up here will likely soon find themselves on a plane   
   > home. And their journey to Sweden, which in many cases has taken years,   
   > will be reversed in a matter of hours.   
   >   
   > Share or comment on this article: How notoriously liberal Sweden is   
   > closing the doors on migrants: A VERY generous offer could turn the tide   
   > on its population boom as Swedes tire of bloody gang wars, reveals FRED   
   > KELLY   
      
      
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