Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ deportation decisions such as case of Joyce Thomas
Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ deportation decisions such as case of Joyce Thomas
It’s easy to say that these UK nationals should have just followed the rules. I think it’s a tragedy either way. Sweden cracks down on immigrants with a heavy hand to satisfy those who imagine themselves endangered by outsiders.
Immigrants are a very well behaved group as long as they aren’t excluded from participating in social life. Immigrants don’t come to a country to do worse, they come to a country to do make use of the opportunity to do better. The Swedish crackdown on immigration is purely nationalistic in nature and a sign of hard times ahead for the entire world.
I would understand the snark about privileged immigrants such as those from the UK and the shitshow that was Brexit if it didn’t also affirm the logic of immigration crackdowns in general. These people are losing livelihoods, friends and family. That is tough no matter where you are from. Cheering it on with no sense of pity means that you are gleefully cheering on workers getting stomped on.
It’s exactly the Brexit rules they wanted in a fair and democratic referendum.
Reverse Brexit, join the EU, get all your benefits back. Easy.
This I have a problem with. The people outside of the UK did not vote in favour of Brexit, yet they suffer significantly due to it. The people inside of the UK who were not planning on going anywhere voted for Brexit. You cannot blame individuals or minorities for decisions made by the masses – in the case of Brexit a decision that was made narrowly.
A flippant and cynical way of saying “your fault!”
“The survey reveals that 95% of EU-based expatriates who voted in the 2016 referendum favoured Remain over Leave while three-quarters of EU based expatriates claimed Brexit definitely influenced their voting choice in 2019.”
Yeah, that’s how democratic elections work.
I did not vote for my current government either and I’m suffering the consequences. I’m not exempt from any decisions I don’t like my government is making.
What the hell are you even trying to say then?
some immigrants absolutely do come to a country to do worse (for example: Milan Jaff here in neighboring Finland), but those types are quite rare