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Swedish Green party threatens to back out of migration discussion if illegal immigrants are not granted free healthcare

Thursday, 14 March 2013
Failure of the Swedish government to make it clear about its stance in relation to healthcare facilities for those described here as undocumented immigrants (illegal immigrants) forced the Green party threaten to walk out of intra party negotiations in relations to immigration policy and reforms.

Feeling that heat, the Swedish government seems to have decided on Thursday to suggest that the undocumented immigrants and their children should be granted care on the same terms as asylum seekers.

The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting at 9 am, on Thursday and announced by the Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt after a press conference about his party, the Moderate's future policy on jobs and employment.

Negotiations between the Green party and the government on the bill on healthcare access for undocumented migrants has been going on for a long time. The question is whether it matters if the decision will spur the Green party to continue to co-operate on the issue.

The Green party which has been working from the left side of the Swedish political left -right divide has been working with the Swedish government and the right side of the Swedish political divide to bolster the country's immigration policy. There has been fractures in the building block as Gustav Fridolin, spokes person for the Green party accused the Swedish Prime Minister for not taking into consideration the plight of the people who are undocumented but have lived in Sweden for long - what they go through with lack of access to healthcare. The government does not want to change the meaning of the term "particularly distressing circumstances" to stay in Sweden if you have been in the country for a long time.

According to media reports, in recent times, it has become increasingly clear that the Green Party and the Government's immigration policy were about to drift apart. The announcement a few weeks ago from migration minister Tobia Billström that a working group to develop a migration policy for the Moderate party which will be a more restrictive refugee policy during the next term of office is one example.
by Scancomark.com Team

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