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2. Wow, I wonder how this will play out? How are they going to get 60-80k refugees to leave -

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2016, 08:05 PM

Jan 2016

without being "heavy-handed"?

If the Swedes actually follow through with this plan, I don't think it will end well...

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Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers: minister [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 OP

So what's Swedish for "Trump"? KamaAina Jan 2016 #1

Sweden has taking in more refuges than any other EU nation in population to it's population iandhr Jan 2016 #5

I hope you're not equating the two Lazy Daisy Jan 2016 #6

Certainly not. KamaAina Jan 2016 #7

What the heck? These are peoole whose asylum applications have been rejected. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #11

That's not a fair comment. 840high Jan 2016 #12

Wow, I wonder how this will play out? How are they going to get 60-80k refugees to leave - jonno99 Jan 2016 #2

Exactly. Where will they go? flamingdem Jan 2016 #3

They are not refugees. They are more likely economic migrants. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #13

On the serious side, you are correct. Nihil Jan 2016 #24

Yeah, you're right - And That IS FUNNY. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #36

Well, their choice is to leave or become part of a permanent underclass. Xithras Jan 2016 #20

Don't worry Swedes are total wimps, anything but "heavy handed". Quantess Jan 2016 #22

BBC: 55% of Swedish asylum applications accepted, 45% rejected. pampango Jan 2016 #4

Are they sending them back to their country of origin or just out of Sweden? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #8

It would have been smarter not to open the doors to so many without first vetting them FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #9

Lives may well have been saved MrChuck Jan 2016 #15

Lives have been lost because of this. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #17

I agree, they really weren't thinking when they allowed this many young, single men smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #18

And there is this stuff too: christx30 Jan 2016 #25

WTF? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #28

All 16 should be brought leftynyc Jan 2016 #33

Imaginary red and blue lines are much more important than actual people. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #37

Would you want the entirety of christx30 Jan 2016 #41

Good for Sweden. beaglelover Jan 2016 #10

They are right. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #14

Need to end the chaos of the ocean crossing to Greece, the trek to the border Dems to Win Jan 2016 #16

What should Greece do with an approaching boat? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #26

Trump would build a magnificent wall in the ocean. Cruz would carpet bomb them. pampango Jan 2016 #27

Yeah, liberals should have better ideas. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #29

By the EU's own rules, arriving refugees should be processed in the country where they first enter pampango Jan 2016 #30

Do you honestly think this? EL34x4 Jan 2016 #31

Of course Greece is not doing this. It is too small and poor to handle the massive influx of refugee pampango Jan 2016 #32

Greece is really getting screwed. christx30 Jan 2016 #34

I tend to agree. It's a tough situation for Europe. pampango Jan 2016 #35

If the gateway countries find that they are prevented from just forwarding everyone along ... Nihil Jan 2016 #38

Greece and other countries might become more 'diligent' but refugees are protected by pampango Jan 2016 #39

that's a lot of people. I wonder where they will be deported to? n/t Little Tich Jan 2016 #19

If they are determined not to be genuine refugees/asylum seekers, they are probably not from Syria pampango Jan 2016 #21

comment to keep eye on thread and kick and recommend n/t w0nderer Jan 2016 #23

. Quantess Jan 2016 #40