To alert people about a “paradigm change” in its immigration policy, the Swedish government has started a worldwide communication campaign.
The intention is to deter new immigration to the Nordic nation.
At a news conference, Moderate Party immigration minister Maria Malmer Stenergard stated, “It’s about presenting a precise account of what Sweden’s migration policy looks like and will look like.” This, in her opinion, will result in fewer requests for asylum in Sweden.
The effort includes, among other things, informational packets for foreign authorities and focused outreach to foreign media, news organizations, and embassies.
The minister of immigration emphasized that currently, two-thirds of those seeking asylum in Europe do not have valid grounds for protection. She believes that if these individuals are finally have to return, knowing the rules that apply in advance would lessen their pain.
Henrik Vinge, the head of the Sweden Democrats’ parliamentary group, emphasized the need to remind people that Sweden’s once-extremely liberal asylum policy is no longer quite as generous.
The administration also stressed that it has put in place a number of initiatives to address migration challenges during its first 100 days in power. The fight against illegal immigration has been strengthened, among other things, and internal restrictions over foreigners have been widened. The administration also underlined how important “voluntary repatriation” is to it.
This represents a significant change from the Moderates’ last administration, when Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt sought to transform Sweden into a “humanitarian superpower” and even urged his countrymen to “open their hearts” and welcome mass immigration.
This is frequently linked to the influence of the national-conservative Sweden Democrats, who, while holding no ministerial positions, have a significant impact on the government’s action plan. The Sweden Democrats, who were previously shunned by the country’s entire political establishment, have long been the only group advocating for a cap on immigration, garnering derogatory labels from “racist” to “bigoted” from the left-leaning media. They did, however, have their greatest performance ever in 2022, rising to become the second-largest party in the nation and a crucial partner of the moderate minority administration.
When former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, after years of arduous denial, finally acknowledged the contribution of immigrants’ poor integration to the skyrocketing crime and intense violence that engulfed the formerly peaceful country, it marked an important turning point in Sweden’s approach to immigration. Even the left-leaning and pro-immigration Social Democrats changed their attitude as gang shootings came to dominate the news cycle.
Unsurprisingly, immigration-related crime became a key issue in the 2022 election, bringing previously taboo ideas like “parallel societies” and “no-go zones” into the mainstream. Kristersson ran on a platform of “straightening out Sweden,” promising to crack down on crime and violence associated with immigrants.
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