Swedish Prime Minister Andersson calls for an end to ethnic enclaves

Sweden does not want ‘ghettoization’ in the country

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, arguing that ethnic agglomerations should be ended in some parts of big cities, said they do not want immigrant ghettos like in Italy.

Andersson supported the proposal of Minister of Immigration and Integration Anders Ygeman to place people of Scandinavian origin in 50 percent of the neighborhoods where immigrants live in his country.

“We don’t want ghettos in Sweden like Chinatown, Somalia Quarter and Italy,” Prime Minister Andersson told Dagens Nyheter newspaper. used the phrase.

DISCUSSIONS ON THE ‘GETTO MODEL’ IN SWEDEN

On the other hand, Immigration and Integration Minister Anders Ygeman, who defended the “Ghetto Law” that came into effect in 2018 in Denmark, told Dagens Nyheter newspaper on August 21 that people of Scandinavian origin should be placed in neighborhoods where the population of immigrants is over 50 percent, and that immigrants are forced to He asked her to move to another neighborhood.

Charles Westin, a member of the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University, criticized Ygeman and stated that the model would not contribute to integration and would trigger racism.

Stressing that the model brings to mind the apartheid system in South Africa, Westin said, “The effect of this policy will divide people ethnically into white people and people of color. The way forward is to fight discrimination, racism and not allow the government or societies to impose racial categories.” had evaluated.

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