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  • Sweden is often viewed as a liberal utopia in Europe, known for its stable economy, high quality of life, and open and progressive society.
  • But its center-right coalition government — which is propped up by the nationalist and right-wing Sweden Democrats party — has adopted an increasingly restrictive stance on immigration.
  • The country is trumpeting its lower numbers of immigrants, but economists say the economic benefits are debatable, with growth and productivity among the factors to consider.
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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 74 points 1 month ago

Successful immigration requires assimilation, which does require effort from both sides.

[-] BearGun@ttrpg.network 42 points 1 month ago

Yea that's been the main issue, not enough resources spent to get the immigrants to actually learn swedish and truly become part of society. Instead you get whole areas filled with people who don't know the language and distrust the government and civil systems, which breeds a whole host of problems.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Not to mention the bad parts from their country of origin aren't exorcized just by moving. You can't remove negative cultural problems instantly.

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