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2018 | 1/2018 | 219-232

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Migration policy of Sweden: challenges and resolutions

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The article investigates the peculiarities of the migration policy of Sweden. Particular attention is paid to the current migration policy. From the experience of the past years, it is clear that the modern migration policy has the so-called historical memory closely related to the post-war immigration experience as well as the long-standing tradition to provide an asylum for war and political refugees. Now, the Swedish government has implemented the number of temporary legal changes aimed to reduce the migration inflow to the country and lower the attractiveness of Sweden for refugees in future. However, there is an obvious drop in the number of refugees coming to Sweden in the period of 2016-2017, there is still much to be done. The main issue is associated with the labour integration of those who have already found their way to Sweden at the peak of migration crisis in 2015. Swedish migration policy as a number of weaknesses worthy of criticism in terms of refugees coming to Sweden within the recent years: lack of housing, integration policy and educational issues.
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Niniejszy artykuł bada zawiłości polityki migracyjnej Szwecji. Szczególną uwagę zwraca się na współczesną politykę migracji. Z minionych doświadczeń wynika, iż współczesna polityka migracyjna posiada tak zwaną pamięć historyczną ściśle powiązaną z doświadczeniem imigracji powojennej jak również długoletnią tradycję zapewniania schronienia dla wojennych i politycznych uchodźców. Obecnie, rząd Szwecji wprowadził wiele zmian w prawie w celu zredukowania napływu emigracyjnego do kraju i obniżenia atrakcyjności Szwecji na przyszłość. Chociaż pojawił się znaczny spadek w liczbie uchodźców przybywających do Szwecji w latach 2016 – 2017, w dalszym ciągu jest wiele do zrobienia. Główny problem ma związek z integracją na rynku pracy tych osób, które już znalazły swoje miejsce w Szwecji w okresie szczytowego kryzysu migracyjnego roku 2015. Szwedzka polityka migracyjna posiada wiele słabości podlegających krytyce w kwestii uchodźców przybywających do Szwecji w okresie ostatnich lat – są nimi: brak mieszkań, polityka integracyjna oraz kwestie szkolnictwa.

Contributors

  • Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
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  • Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

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