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Swedish Prime Minister, Reinfeldt would not be pressured to plan reduction in immigration

Thursday, 07 February 2013
Swedish Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt (pictured below), would not lead his party, the conservative Moderate party to be pressured in reducing the number of immigrants to Sweden.

Reacting to the migration minister, Tobia Billström's acceptance on a TV debate that immigration was a problem in Sweden and it needed to be reduced, the PM explained that the party has set up a working group aimed at reviewing Swedish immigration policies because it is concerned about the quality of immigrant reception.

Migration Minister, Tobias Billström said last week about controlling migration volumes and flows into Sweden, apparently reacting to the increasing popularity of the far right party, Sweden Democrats, and opinion polls that slowed that Swedish voters were in favour of a lower immigration numbers into the country. But now, Reinfeldt insists that this is not what the working group has been tasked with.

“The directives are clear but we are having a discussion because more and more people are arriving and so you have to ask what that change will involve,” Reinfeldt told reporters after a meeting with the parliament’s EU board.

“I know that Tobias Billström has several times returned to the situation in the Balkans and in Serbia since we are worried that people are being taken advantage of there and are given unfounded expectations.”

Reinfeldt was referring to Billström’s statement that many migrants from the Balkans have sought asylum in Sweden since they have thought it is possible to do so when, in fact, they stand little chance of being granted the right to stay.
News source: Radio Sweden

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