Swedish Leftists Get Tough on Immigration Ahead of Election
- Government wants to extend temporary restrictions on migrants
- Re-positioning echoes moves by sister party in Denmark
Stefan Lofven.
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Trailing in the polls, Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are toughening up their immigration policy ahead of a general election due in September.
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and his migration minister, Helene Fritzon, summoned reporters on Friday to announce that restrictive measures originally meant as temporary in the wake of the refugee crisis of 2015 should be kept in place indefinitely.