The Swedish government will require all asylum seekers to take courses. There will be consequences if they don’t show up.
The leader of the Liberal Party, Johan Pehrson, is in government with the Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats. Last year, they agreed with the Sweden Democrats on a deal that would mean stricter immigration policies.
A year ago, Ulf Kristersson became the leader of the bourgeois government in Sweden. For the first time, the Sweden Democrats joined as a supporting party. They themselves are not in government. But the anti-immigration party, which is Sweden’s second largest party, has great influence in politics. They signed cooperation agreements with three other bourgeois parties.
In this agreement, it is stated Tidö Treaty, all four parties promised a “paradigm shift” in their approach to admitting asylum seekers. Sweden used to be one of the most liberal countries in Europe. In 2015 alone, when millions of people fled, including Syria, 160,000 people sought asylum in the country.
That has changed. Immigration policy has changed. And now new restrictions will be introduced.
A year ago, the Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals and Sweden Democrats agreed on a new government platform. Jimmie Åkesson (tv) of the Sweden Democrats is not in government, but has great influence in politics.
The government platform stated that the government would “introduce a requirements-based integration policy”. They demand that those who will be in Sweden for a long time must take responsibility for being “part of Sweden”.
Today’s news mentioned new proposals from the government that would contribute to this.
The government will force asylum seekers to gain better knowledge of Swedish society and Swedish values. Therefore, they have to take courses.
– Not just an offer, but a request
– This is not just an offer, this should be a condition, Johan Pehrson told the newspaper. He is the Minister of Integration and leads the Liberalerna party, which is Venstre’s sister party in Sweden.
The course should end with a knowledge test that must be passed. There will be consequences if you do not participate. Then you risk losing public financial support, such as unemployment benefits or other support schemes. Then, in the worst case, you only get social assistance, according to Persson.
Tens of thousands of people applied for asylum in Sweden during a large influx of refugees in 2015. Here from Hyllie station outside Malmö in November 2015. After that, immigration policy became very strict.
Have to investigate the contents
The government will investigate how the “Swedish course” should be designed. According to Dagens Nyheter, they want equality, the principle of the rule of law, freedom of expression and children’s rights to be part of the course.
This is not only about how Sweden works, but also about Swedish values.
But Pehrsson believes that there is a need to provide more education to people who have been granted residency permits in the country.
– Those who stand Sergel Square and spreading delusions about Swedish social services, requires a refresher course. Both A and B levels in the Swedish language course, he said.
Last year, 16,758 people applied for asylum in Sweden.
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