Sweden to Deport Up to 80,000 Refugees
By marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
January 30, 2016 8:54am CST
163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe.
The numbers have fallen since new border control rules were put in place.
Tensions have heightened since the death of an employee by a 15 year old refugee and now questions about overcrowded conditions in some centers, with too few adults and employees to look after children are being asked..
Processing of asylum applications is slow and there is a backlog which means reception centres are overcrowde.
Systematic photo ID checks for travellers is now in place and has slowed down the number wanting to come into the Country.
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18 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
30 Jan 16
Yes, it is going to take a few years however.
I imagine the countries are overwhelmed over there all of them.
I wonder what is going to happen?
It is mind boggling.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
30 Jan 16
We may have similar issues here on our turf too as our President wants to bring a large number of them here as well.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView I guess it will be up to each country what they will do, it is mind boggling.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Jan 16
@MarshaMusselman He's just got but a little time sitting in the White house, wonder while he still even considers doing it it, the U.S. I think has more important problems already that has to be dealt with first especially the economy. I'm from the Philippines but guess that's how we see it from where we are.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
30 Jan 16
That is a large concern in America too, that there will be more killings and rape from those coming from other countries not concerned about obeying our laws. I don't think too many people thought ahead about what could happen with their open arms policy.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@Marshamusselman To many with fake passports will come in and take over and who knows what will happen next beside the cost to the taxpayer.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@louievill
Yes it is different then the South Vietnam that came to your country.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Jan 16
We welcomed a lot of refugees before from the former South Vietnam for processing but they were just confined in one Island and they had an ideology similar to most of us here and their identities could easily be verified coming from a nation that's allied. This one is an entirely different scenario.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Jan 16
It's a delicate balancing act between being good, kind, charitable, cautious, security conscious, being weary and economics. It's a real difficult situation
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@louievill
That is how it always is the good suffer because of the bad.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Jan 16
@Marcyaz yes and like where they came from, the good ones suffer because of the bad ones
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
30 Jan 16
I am sure that Sweden is getting quite overwhelmed and no country wants to have their citizens become a minority in their own country,
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@BelleStarr I am sure that Sweden wants to keep only the good citizens and send the other ones some place else.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
31 Jan 16
Considering the recent behavior of some of the young male "refugees" in Europe I cannot say as I blame Sweden, or any other country in Europe, for wanting to reduce the inflow and perhaps encourage some that are already there to leave. If these young men have the energy to cause the trouble they are causing in Europe, then they have the energy to return home and fight for their own land.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Jan 16
The processing of refugees has been a major problem for many European countries during this recent influx. Vast numbers of refugees have arrived with no documentation and tracing them via the records held in war torn Syria is seriously difficult and not always possible. With many of them possibly giving false names and information that cannot be verified or disproven, the problem is sure to compound rapidly.
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jan 16
This is so sad. One more reason I believe in abortions. Sorry but I do. A lot of these people will never have a real home. It is just so sad.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@celticeagle A lot of these people will not have a real home because of this and it is sad but true.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@celticeagle
I know it is certainly mind boggling
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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30 Jan 16
There are so many going to different counties, it's overwhelming for many countries.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk I am wondering if all the borders should now be closed in all countries.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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30 Jan 16
@Marcyaz That could be a good idea for at least a few years.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
31 Jan 16
Those refugees are creating plenty of problems here in Europe. Four have been arrested yesterday in our small village, they were trying to enter a house to steal money. In Germany they have harassed their women the New Year's Eve and also raped some. I wonder what is going to happen.
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@ganesh24 (46)
• Kolkata, India
31 Jan 16
In the good old days the middle east saw rise of civilization and lots of remains are still found and the saddest part of it that even these days the relics are deliberately defaced, mutilated, destroyed by bombs, hand grenades or mortar fire. They killers boast of such acts and rejoice after butchering innocent people. I do not think that middle east contributed anything after 6th century and the middle age slumber still engulfs them. The purpose is too heinous to merely confine in immigration and who knows what would come out of it. I apprehend that the world will have to pay the price for any miscalculations and thus the responsibility should come on most of the nations who are progressive and not religious orientated.
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@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
31 Jan 16
Immigration is a problem all over the world right now and World leaders have to get together and come up with solutions NOW!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@GreatMartin It would be nice if that were to happen but we both know they will drag their feet on this issue like on everything else.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 16
The situation in Europe has really got out of hand. The sooner there is peace in the middle East the sooner they can go back. There is a disproportionate number of young men who have come. Most are economic migrants which is not the same as refugees in need of asylum. Europe is being overwhelmed.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@garymarsh6 I hear that Europe is being overwhelmed by all the people from other countries.
@Qwatte (70)
• Uddevalla, Sweden
31 Jan 16
im swedish
One of the reasons why the goverment inforce this was because we could not house them.. all gyms and churches are full and we cant let them sleep outsie inte the cold.
I just wished that private ppl could house them in their summer cabins but the goverment wont allow that...
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
31 Jan 16
It's a sad situation, and I think more and more eu countries will do the same.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@Dragonairy1 I would think so as more and more is revealed like the fake passports.
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