The Economist: Immigration and growing inequality are making the Nordics less homogeneous

[Vasa]

Mass immigration is posing serious problems for the region. For the Nordic countries to be able to afford their welfare states they need to have 80% of their adults in the workforce, but labour-force participation among non-European immigrants is much lower than that. In Sweden only 51% of non-Europeans have a job, compared with over 84% of native Swedes. The Nordic countries need to persuade their citizens that they are getting a good return on their taxes, but mass immigration is creating a class of people who are permanently dependent on the state.

The Economist - the ins and outs (http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21570836-immigration-and-growing-inequality-are-making-nordics-less-homogeneous-ins-and?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/the_ins_and_the_outs)

[Incal]

Well the answer is simple: Cut mass immigration.

[Žołnir]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGoatGqpexU "Multicultural mode" LOL

[Austo]

Well the answer is simple: Cut mass immigration.

Thats not enough.

The solution is through all these (not european) people out again.

[ALL]

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[Incal]

Thats not enough.

The solution is through all these (not european) people out again.

That's also a good idea but you got to start somewhere right?

[Pure ja]

Thats not enough.

The solution is through all these (not european) people out again.

The solution to the mass immigration problem is twofold:

1. Stop mass immigration. Keep the share of immigrants under 10% in all regions (and cities and city blocks) and in all population layers. That means annual immigration rates at most at 0,1% of the native population. Any higher rate of immigration is beyond the assimilation capabilities of the native population.

2. Eliminate the welfare state. Immigrants will not be given much support, if they want to hang around, they have to work for it. Re-emphasis on support within the family and relatives.

Come on, germanic scandinavians, you can do it. You did away with the greek immigrants some 4000 years ago. You can do it again.

[Baluarte]

Is Denmark as bad as Sweden and Norway?

I had the impression they had a more strict immigration policy.