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Finland refuses EU request to accept critically ill patients from Gaza (yle.fi)
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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are plenty of countries closer by that can handle this

The nearby countries are either already doing their part, themselves being attacked by Israel either overtly or covertly, or both.

It is not surprising that countries in eastern and northern Europe feel the need to focus on refugees from countries on our own continent

Sure, xenophobia isn't SURPRISING at this point. Doesn't justify it, though.

the hundreds of thousands of people that came from MENA during the 2010s are still straining our welfare systems to a degree where it degrades our ability to help both our own citizens and refugees within Europe.

Pure far right propaganda bullshit. Immigrants are on average a net improvement to the economy of the destination, refugees especially so. The vast majority of people making use of social safety nets are native born.

Sincerely, Dane with no foreign ancestry in at least a dozen generations who's sick of all the xebophobic demagoguery from the people pretending to speak for him.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The nearby countries are either already doing their part, themselves being attacked by Israel either overtly or covertly, or both.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar etc. etc.

Particularly the oil rich countries can easily take in these people instead of pointing fingers at us whilst spending billions on vanity megaprojects.

Sure, xenophobia isn’t SURPRISING at this point.

Not xenophobia, common sense. There are eight million refugees currently displaced from Ukraine. Caring for them has to take priority over refugees from other continents.

Pure far right propaganda bullshit.

The irony is palpable. Here in Sweden it was a left wing government with a social democrat minister of state that finally acknowledged that we had to put an end to the open door policy for refugees.

The vast majority of people making use of social safety nets are native born.

...a slim majority, at least here in Sweden, and the welfare system doesn't just magically expand because you bring in more people. Housing, infrastructure, hospitals, schools need to be built, teachers, doctors, nurses, police officers need to be educated etc. etc.

...and unlike work immigrants, who tend to already be educated and have a productive job lined up, the MENA refugees that came during the 2010s first needed education (both language and qualifications) in order to have a chance in a job market where low-skill jobs had been eliminated. Perhaps the most horrible failure of the left wing in Sweden is how poorly these people have been integrated into the jobs market under their leadership.

Currently (2023), some 40% of all unemployed people in Sweden are of extra-european origin (vs 10% in 2000), with ~1/4 people of African origin and ~1/5 people of Asian origin relying on unemployment subsidies (compared to 1/13 for the general population or 1/20 for natives).

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not xenophobia, common sense.

Ah, a Nordic neighbour. I can recognise the "no my racism isn't racism and I know better than you" attitude. Very prevalent here, very normal.