After the 2015 refugee crisis, years of liberal migration policies met the tough reality of gangs, riots and failed integration
Sweden is set to record its lowest number of asylum applications in a quarter of a century after a wholesale crackdown, its migration minister has told The Times.
For decades the Nordic state took a uniquely “open-hearted” approach to refugees, including Europe’s most liberal programme of state support for them to sustain their native languages and cultures. During the 2015 migration crisis Sweden took in nearly 163,000 asylum seekers, more in per capita terms than any other European Union member.
