
Originally Posted by
Snowhobbit
Do note that the over representation after adjusting for socio-economic factors is often more than 4 times as high within the immigrant group as a whole, and that native Swedes are a minority (!) in our jails. The employement figures for refugees is that after 8 years only 25% of them are full-time employed. It puts a massive strain on an extensive welfare state like Sweden which is primarily supported by the notion that people who can work will work to help provide a good life for those who cannot work. Not for those who will not work. Add to this that a large portion of our welfare system is highly accessible even for people who are in the country illegally.
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