What are your thoughts on Denmark's migration policies?

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Migration is a big issue, and it's been fueling the far right. I am a migrant myself and I agree with a lot of Denmark's policies, but I know others differ, what are your thoughts?

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Ideologically? I'm a fan of opening doors, particularly to the people whose exploitation feeds our prosperity and to the vulnerable and persecuted.

Realistically? I don't think that stance is politically feasible right now. It's a heartless sentiment, but spending political capital on those who can't vote (yet) is an expense we (the political left) can't afford right now.

That doesn't mean we have to go all in on the right-wing policies, and some of the stunts Denmark has pulled are too far for me. But if I have to, I'd rather pick battles about social safety nets and domestic welfare. If we can alleviate the issues that feed the right wing, we'll be better positioned to extend that to foreigners too.

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Why did you delete your first post?

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Yea I realised I might be misinformed so I phrased it as a question to try and find out what I might be missing

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You can edit titles on Lemmy! :) might not he something you think of coming from reddit.

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But you could have just edited your post instead.

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I see by the votes of OPs post that this will be an unpopular opinion.
I think everything he listed up sounds like the right way to go. I dont know about the rowanda part though.

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Among the most racist in Europe, and that's quite an accomplishment

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The Nazis are in charge of Europe again. I’m not surprised.

They’re also actively targeting Muslims in legislation across the continent, while supporting a genocide and cracking down on anyone opposed. We need to wipe out the fascists again, and make sure there’s re-education efforts in place to make sure they don’t come back.

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I was recently talking to someone from Denmark giving me shit because I was in the US and how great Denmark was. Hahahahaha you suck tooooooo

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What's happening in the the US and in Denmark is completely different

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No one is comparing them exactly. But Denmark isn’t the wonderland some people think it is.

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Isn't Denmark the 2nd happiest country in the world?

What country is significantly better than Denmark and why?

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This is not about how happy people are.

However, which one is the happiest?

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What is it about then?
Shouldn't a government prioritise their citizens?
(Note, I'm a immigrant myself living in a different continent to where I grew up)

Finland https://data.worldhappiness.report/table

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So I guess a country’s happiness rating isn’t exactly proportional to its acceptance of immigrants.

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This is the future of European politics. Far right parties are fueled entirely by anti immigration sentiment. This basically neutralizes them while keeping the popular all the popular progressive policies.

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