European migrants

Mismanagement of immigration policy can lead to a quick decline in a country. A good recent example is Sweden. This was a country that industrialized, had natural resources and high levels of professionalism in its workforce pushed forward by exports. It was a high-tech capitalist country with a solid welfare system providing good education that enabled entrepreneurship an innovation. The Swedish people were compassionate and welcomed Muslim immigrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000’s. These were people fleeing war torn countries and the Swedes open their doors. The Muslim population increased to 12% but the new immigrants failed to assimilate and this led to neighborhoods where police were not welcomed. In these areas there is poverty and gangs leading to unrest. Sweden is now changing its immigration policies to become more restrictive, shifting focus from asylum-based to mandating that migrants adhere to honest living to avoid deportation. The rationale is to address issues such as crime, fraud, and the rise of undocumented migrants. Similar situations are happening in other European countries like France and Germany. Migrants with criminal records are being deported across Europe with Germany deporting 20,000 in 2024.