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Sweden

Sweden Democrats call for complete halt to citizenship applications

Population replacement in the West

Published 23 November 2024
– By Editorial Staff
Being granted Swedish citizenship should be an earned privilege, according to Jimmie Åkesson.
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Editorial Staff
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The Christian Democrats want fewer citizenships to be granted – but Jimmie Åkesson believes it is necessary to go further than that and wants the Swedish Migration Agency to stop processing citizenship cases altogether.

“Swedish citizenship should not be something that is handed out to just anyone, but should be reserved for people with a genuine love for our country”, writes the SD leader.

In an opinion piece in the tabloid Aftonbladet, Åkesson notes that tens of thousands of immigrants are granted Swedish citizenship every year – without any major demands being made on them.

“In fact, in the last 10 years alone, Sweden has granted more than 660,000 Swedish citizenships, preferably to individuals from deeply dysfunctional countries where values are often completely different from those that characterize our Swedish culture”, he notes.

“This is what the naive migration and integration policies of previous governments have looked like, which we unfortunately still have to bear the consequences of. This is of course completely crazy policy. Policy that we are very keen to clean up and change fundamentally”, continues the SD leader.

“Clearly unsuitable individuals”

Citizenship continues to be handed out lightly even under the current center-right government – over 50,000 so far in 2024 and similar numbers are expected next year.

“As if these numbers weren’t enough, over the years we’ve been treated to completely senseless stories of individuals who have been granted citizenship when they clearly shouldn’t be welcome in Sweden at all”, Åkesson writes, pointing to how foreign rapists and murderers have nevertheless been allowed to become Swedish citizens for some unfathomable reason.

The center-right government and the Swedish Social Democrats have indeed set up an investigation, the purpose of which is to tighten the requirements for being granted Swedish citizenship, but the leader of the Sweden Democrats points out that it will take a long time before this bears fruit.

“Unfortunately, it takes time to clean up the policy, which means that we must seriously consider alternative solutions while the investigation continues. We have long pushed for a moratorium on citizenship in our negotiations with the government. The meaning is simple – stop all new citizenship grants until the new, tighter, framework is in place”.

“Why should Sweden even consider granting Swedish citizenship to clearly unsuitable individuals with values that are directly incompatible with our own?” he asks.

Citizenship – a privilege

Although Åkesson welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch’s announcement to issue fewer Swedish citizenships, he says this is not enough.

“However, we maintain that we should be able to go further than just calling for a slower pace. If the Migration Agency were instead to pause the processing of citizenship cases altogether, we could prevent the issuance of tens of thousands of new citizenships”.

“Swedish citizenship should not be something that is handed out to just anyone, but should be reserved for people with a genuine love for our country, and who have honest ambitions to make Sweden a better country than it was yesterday. So let’s make it so”, he concluded.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center-in-florida-to-be-surrounded-by-predators/

World

“Alligator Alcatraz”: Migrant detention center in Florida to be surrounded by predators

Population replacement in the West

Published 25 June 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The initiative is described as highly cost-effective - but condemned by both environmental and immigration activists.
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In the middle of Florida’s swamplands, the state is now building a new migrant detention center. According to the authorities, nature’s own predators will contribute to security—and make the facility both cheap and effective.

The new facility, informally known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, is being built at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a defunct airport facility 36 miles west of Miami. The site is surrounded by wetlands and swampy areas that are home to alligators, pythons, and other predators.

– You don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons, said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in a presentation video.

The video describes the detention center as key to implementing President Trump’s plan for mass deportations, accompanied by slow-motion clips of attacking alligators.

Uthmeier calls the project “cost-effective” and describes the area as “an old, virtually abandoned airport facility right in the middle of the Everglades”. According to information from the Department of Homeland Security, the facility is expected to cost the state approximately $450 million per year to operate. He has also confirmed that the Florida National Guard will participate in the operation of the center, which will consist of lighter infrastructure such as tents and trailers.

“Cost-effective and innovative”

The facility is scheduled to be completed in the first week of July and will be one of several temporary facilities that Florida is setting up to meet the increasing strain on the federal system. According to Uthmeier, the federal government has approved the state’s plans to create 5,000 detention places in Florida as early as this summer.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem called the initiative “cost-effective and innovative” in a post on X, highlighting the collaboration with Florida as an example of how capacity can be expanded in a matter of days. The state’s offer to purchase the land from Miami-Dade County for $20 million is based on an executive order from Governor Ron DeSantis and an emergency order from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The Minister of Justice assures that the rule of law will be upheld.

– We will give them the legal process that the courts say they are entitled to, Uthmeier said in an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson.

Environmental activists are furious

However, the initiative has drawn criticism from political opponents, particularly environmental activists and groups advocating mass immigration. Friends of the Everglades, which took part in a protest against the construction over the weekend, has warned in an open letter that the project threatens an ecologically sensitive area.

The group calls the site “critical to the future of the Everglades” and warns against opening it up to development in what it describes as one of America’s most iconic and vulnerable ecosystems.

– It really strikes you as a clueless idea that was off the cuff, the group’s executive director, Eve Samples, told CNN. She also pointed out that the same site was the subject of protests back in the 1970s, when plans for a huge airport were halted after massive public opposition.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has also expressed concern about the project.

– We continue to have significant concerns about the scope and scale of the state’s effort, particularly regarding the environmental safeguards, she said in a statement, warning that the rapid pace of implementation leaves little time for reflection and risk assessment.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/despite-promises-sweden-grants-second-highest-eu-citizenships-per-capita/

Sweden

Despite promises – Sweden grants second-highest EU citizenships per capita

Population replacement in the West

Published 10 June 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Stock image - Syrian migrants.
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Sweden continues to stand out as one of Europe’s most borderless and generous countries when it comes to granting citizenship to migrants.

According to recent Eurostat statistics, Sweden grants the most citizenships per capita in the EU, apart from tiny Luxembourg. This is despite the ruling coalition parties (Tidö) promising a “paradigm shift” in immigration policy.

In 2023, Spain granted the most citizenships in absolute terms, with over 240,000 new passports, followed by Italy (214,000) and Germany (200,000). But when the numbers are put in relation to the size of the population, the picture changes dramatically.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a population of just 680 000, tops the list with 8.8 citizenships per thousand inhabitants, followed by Sweden in second place with 6.4. Spain comes third with 5.0, and Italy drops to fifth place with 3.6.

Sweden also stands out in naturalization rates – the percentage of foreign nationals living in the country who are granted citizenship. At 7.9%, Sweden topped the EU in 2023, meaning that almost eight out of every hundred foreign nationals in the country became Swedish citizens. Romania followed with 5.9% and Italy with 4.1%. The EU average, by comparison, was 2.6%.

It is worth noting that the Tidö parties campaigned on a tougher immigration policy and have promised to tighten citizenship rules, including extending the period of residence from the current five years to at least eight years, as well as introducing requirements for Swedish language skills and a declaration of loyalty. Despite this, 66,000 citizenships were granted in 2024, according to the Migration Agency, only a marginal decrease from 68,000 the year before.

Internal frustration

The lack of concrete measures to stop mass migration has led many Sweden Democrats to react with frustration – even high-ranking ones.

Last November, for example, Member of Parliament Josef Fransson called for a moratorium on citizenship in a written question to the government, stating that “despite the mandate we received from the voters, Sweden continues to hand out citizenship generously to foreigners who do not meet the requirements stipulated in the Tidö Agreement“.

He pointed out that the number of new citizenships granted during the Moderate-led government’s rule in 2023 corresponded to the entire population of Skövde.

Questions about the Moderates’ intentions

In January 2025, the report “Stricter requirements for Swedish citizenship” was presented, proposing a longer period of residence and requirements for self-sufficiency. However, the reforms are not expected to enter into force until June 1, 2026, which means that Sweden will continue to follow the current more generous rules until then.

However, many observers question what effect the proposed changes will actually have in practice. Critics stress that Sweden continues to experience large-scale mass migration, and that the government should rather focus on ambitious re-immigration programs to tackle immigration-related problems.

Several observers have also questioned whether the Moderates and the other liberal parties in government have any genuine desire to change Sweden’s migration policy course. Critics say it is largely a matter of rhetoric and symbolic gestures – in order to retain power, not lose voters and maintain cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, on whose support the government depends.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Most new citizenships per capita in the EU (2023)

1. Luxembourg – 8.8 (per 1000 inhabitants)

2. Sweden – 6.4

3. Spain – 5.0

4. Belgium – 4.7

5. Italy – 3.6

https://nordictimes.com/europe/british-pupils-in-minority-at-one-in-four-schools/

Europe

British pupils in minority at one in four schools

Population replacement in the West

Published 9 June 2025
– By Editorial Staff
In 72 schools, there are no longer any white pupils at all - and in hundreds of others, there are only a small number of white pupils.
2 minute read
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

White British children are now in the minority in a quarter of all schools in England, according to an analysis by The Telegraph based on official school statistics from early 2025.

Of the more than 21,500 schools included in the statistics, 72 have no white pupils at all, while in another 454 schools they make up less than two percent of the student body.

The demographic transformation is most noticeable in the country’s larger cities. At Rockwood Academy in Birmingham, none of the school’s 1,084 pupils were registered as “white British”, according to the newspaper. At Loxford School in Redbridge, east London, only 12 of the school’s 2,779 pupils were white British.

The trend is particularly prominent in areas such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, and Leicester. In London, white British children are in the minority in all but one of the 32 boroughs – Bromley – where they account for 50.3 percent of the population. In Newham and Harrow, the corresponding figures are as low as five and seven percent, respectively.

“The school census data demonstrates that the white British share of the young population is in decline in many areas”, writes the newspaper.

“A nation of strangers”

Recently, The Nordic Times drew attention to another British report that predicts that white Britons as a group will be in the minority in the UK as early as the beginning of the 2060s. The forecast is based on analyses of migration, birth rates, and mortality, and indicates that the proportion of white Britons could decline from around 73 percent today to around 33.7 percent by the end of the century.

The study was conducted by Professor Matt Goodwin at Buckingham University. He believes that this development raises “deep questions about Britain’s ability to absorb and manage this scale of demographic change“.

Goodwin also warns that the trend is likely to cause “considerable anxiety, concern and political opposition” among voters – something he believes the country must actively address to avoid “considerable political turbulence and polarisation in the years and decades to come”.

– By the end of this century, most people on these islands will not be able to trace their roots in this country back more than one or two generations. This raises enormous questions about our leaders’ ability to bring people together around a common identity, values and culture, and avoid the risk of becoming what Sir Keir Starmer called in May ‘a nation of strangers’“, he notes.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

https://nordictimes.com/europe/white-britons-will-be-in-the-minority-in-40-years/

Europe

White Britons will be in the minority in 40 years

Population replacement in the West

Published 6 June 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Pakistani protesters in London - a common sight.
2 minute read
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

A new report predicts that white Britons will be a minority in Britain within four decades.

By analyzing migration, birth rates and mortality by the end of the century, researchers conclude that the proportion of white Britons could fall from today’s 73% to 57% by 2050 – and fall below 50% by 2063.

The research is led by Professor Matt Goodwin of Buckingham University. According to the analysis, the proportion of white British people could fall as low as 33.7% by the end of the century.

Meanwhile, the proportion of foreign-born and second-generation immigrants is expected to rise from less than 20% to 33.5% within the next 25 years. By 2100, it is estimated that six out of ten UK residents will either have been born abroad or have at least one immigrant parent. The Muslim population, currently around 7%, is expected to grow to 11.2% in 25 years, reaching 19.2% by the turn of the century.

Professor Goodwin, also an honorary professor at Kent University, stresses that the research is based on data from the UK Office for National Statistics and the 2022 census. He says the projections raise “deep questions about Britain’s ability to absorb and manage this scale of demographic change“.

According to him, the development risks raising “considerable anxiety, concern and political opposition” among voters who advocate reducing immigration to preserve “the symbols, traditions, culture and ways of life of the traditional majority group“.

“A nation of strangers”

– Their concerns will need to be acknowledged, respected and addressed if Britain is to avoid considerable political turbulence and polarisation in the years and decades to come, he stresses.

The report is published in the wake of record net migration of 906,000 under the ostensibly Conservative Tory government in 2023. Meanwhile, Labour has unveiled a White Paper in June with proposals to restrict migrants’ rights to live, work and study in the country – but many are skeptical that politicians really have the will to stop, or even slow down, mass migration.

– By the end of this century, most people on these islands will not be able to trace their roots in this country back more than one or two generations. This raises enormous questions about our leaders’ ability to bring people together around a common identity, values and culture, and avoid the risk of becoming what Sir Keir Starmer called in May ‘a nation of strangers’, the researcher stresses.

The 2022 census already revealed that whites have become a minority in major British cities such as London and Birmingham. London in particular has been ruled for the past 10 years by the British-Pakistani mayor Sadiq Khan – who himself is very much in favor of mass immigration from the Third World.

– Our capital’s diversity is our greatest strength, he said a few years ago, expressing disappointment that this diversity was not celebrated wholeheartedly enough – and that many of London’s streets and public spaces still bore names associated with the colonial era.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

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