9 October 2024

Important Changes Ahead: What You Need to Know About Finland’s Quota Refugee Selection

Yesterday, I blogged about how Finland plans to enhance the use of its development aid funds. Additionally, two weeks ago, I wrote that even in the long term, Finns do not benefit from humanitarian immigration from developing countries.

Today, Finland's largest newspaper reported that the second main party in Finland's government, the Finns Party, plans to reduce the proportion of Muslims among the quota refugees. This would mean, for example, that Venezuelans would be prioritized over Afghans when selecting newcomers.

In practice, Finland will take 500 quota refugees next year. This happens in such a way that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presents a group of individuals, from which Finnish authorities ultimately select the quota refugees for Finland, based on the government's defined regional allocation.

The decision-making process in Finland proceeds as follows: under the leadership of the responsible minister from the Finns Party, a draft proposal is prepared and will be discussed by the government's Ministerial Committee on Internal Security and Justice at the end of October. Finally, the parliament will decide on the refugee quota based on the government's proposal toward the very end of the year.

One can hope that the Finns Party's proposal goes through, and that fewer individuals with a poor assimilation outlook will arrive in Finland this year. As a result, the societal burden related to quota refugees will hopefully decrease – or even turn into a positive outcome. 

2 comments:

  1. For some reason People from the Middle East and from the horn of Africa are not willing or capable to assimilate to a Western culture.

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  2. The reason is their so-called religion Islam and its teachings.
    In reality, Islam is simply a theocracy, i.e. a state model.
    Theocracy is a form of government in which the ruler exercises power as a representative of God, not as a leader chosen by the people.

    Muslims are unable and unwilling to live in a democratic society.
    For this reason it is very good that they are no longer admitted here.
    Everyone sees the problems that Muslims cause in Sweden, France, Germany, etc., for example.

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