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Tony Haddou (V)

Former member of the Riksdag · 313 speeches in 64 debates since 19 October 2022

What Tony Haddou has said in the chamber of the Swedish Riksdag, debate by debate. The lines under each debate sum up a speech; they are written and translated by AI in advance and may contain errors, so check against the speech.

Kammarkoll has the Riksdag's speeches from 26 September 2022 onwards; older debates are not included.

1. Family immigration: stricter conditions and maintenance rules

   Skärpta villkor för anhöriginvandring · 12 August 2026

   • Argues that the rule changes force people to choose between abortion and deportation. Criticizes the government's policy for destroying families and deporting children as well as persons who have lived in Sweden for the majority of their lives. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government for splitting up families and deporting children by removing exceptions in sympathetic cases. Argues that the government shows an inability to handle the deportation of teenagers and demands that they be stopped. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's proposal for causing permanent family separation and violating the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Argues that the government systematically expels teenagers and proposes a counter-proposal to stop this. Read the speech
   • Thank you for the good cooperation and the substantive debates. Argues that the Social Democrats and the Left Party share a common opposition to the government's policy as it harms Sweden and the people. Read the speech
   • Argues that politicians need to see each other better and cooperate more to create a more human Sweden. Expresses gratitude for the cooperation with Niels Paarup-Petersen and their joint work to pressure the government. Read the speech
   • Expresses gratitude for the cooperation with the previous speaker. Argues that politics should be done with the heart because migration policy is about people's lives and living conditions. Expresses joy at having been able to pressure the government for better conditions, especially regarding the deportation of teenagers. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the Christian Democrats for voting against family reunification and thereby splitting up families with children. Argues that people fleeing are forced to leave their children behind due to dangerous routes and asks why the party has abandoned the principles of the family's and the child's best interests. Read the speech
   • Argues that the policy makes family reunification impossible. Criticizes that children are not allowed to meet their parents and argues that it becomes harder to learn languages and enter the workforce under these conditions. Read the speech
   • Argues that it is the responsibility of politics to create jobs rather than to split families. Asks how family separation is supposed to fix integration and criticizes that the government has not stopped teenage deportations despite claims to the contrary. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's proposal for causing family separation by children not being allowed to see their parents at all. Argues that the government has failed to stop teenage deportations and instead has only pushed back the age. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the government has not stopped the deportation of teenagers despite promises. Argues that deportation decisions have been made even though individuals have behaved correctly and asks why the proposal does not stop the deportations but instead raises the age limit. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the minister for avoiding the issue of teenage deportations and for having used these in the party's crisis management. Argues that the government has shown an inability to stop the deportations and that the minister has lied about previous votes. Read the speech

2. Deportation rules for crimes: M wants stricter rules for non-fines

   Skärpta regler om utvisning på grund av brott · 15 June 2026

   • Move to reject the bill as the proposals have been rejected by the Council on Legislation and criticized by referral bodies. Argues that the requirement for prosecutors to always demand deportation violates the duty of objectivity and risks undermining the confidence in the justice system. Read the speech

3. Stricter rules on child supervision and detention for criminals

   Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar · 14 June 2026

   • Wants to support a declaration of non-compliance. Argues that the proposal implies a serious shift in the view on children and that the government goes too far with deprivation of liberty and control measures. Read the speech
   • Argues that the government's proposal implies a serious shift towards increased restrictions on freedom and conflicts with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Criticizes the proposal that children should be able to be separated from their guardians and demands that the proposal be rejected. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal means that children are separated from their parents and that the period of detention is extended. Asks if the opposing party has read the referrals from children's rights organizations and understands the trauma and fear that detention entails for children. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that children seeking asylum are treated as criminals and that their rights are subordinated to migration policy interests. Argues that the doubling of the time in detention causes trauma and asks why the time does not suffice for 72 hours. Read the speech

4. Strengthened return activities for persons without stay rights

   Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet · 14 June 2026

   • Argues that the bill turns Skatteverket and Försäkringskassan into informants, which creates fear and prevents undocumented people from seeking healthcare. Criticizes the government for ignoring the consequences for those affected and employees as well as for lacking support from municipalities and regions. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the member for not having answered the question and argues that the image of undocumented people needs to be nuanced. Points out that the government has been forced to introduce exceptions due to its own failures and calls the government a total crash. Read the speech
   • Argues that the proposal damages trust in authorities and civil society. Points out that public opinion has pushed the government back from disclosure laws and asks why the government is presenting a proposal that lacks support from municipalities and regions. Read the speech
   • Points out that trade unions and civil society were against the proposal and that neither municipalities nor regions express support for the current law. Criticizes the opponent's lack of objectivity in the response. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the proposal for creating fear, damaging trust in authorities, and preventing undocumented people from seeking life-saving care. Argues that the policy creates division and demands that the proposal be rejected. Read the speech
   • Move to reject the proposition. Argues that return requires long-term, individually tailored support to prevent human suffering. Criticizes the legislation for creating fear and preventing people from coming forward. Read the speech
   • Points out that the Moderaterna have previously cooperated with Vänsterpartiet. Criticizes the government's failure to reduce the number of undocumented and argues that the proposal lacks nuance as it does not take into account the needs of families. Argues that the proposal meets great opposition from trade unions, municipalities, and authorities. Read the speech
   • Argues that decisions are followed if people have confidence in the justice system and that the decisions have been made in a legally secure manner. Criticizes the government's lack of legal certainty and argues that the proposal is a reporting law that has met resistance from civil society. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the bill for creating a reporting law where undocumented women risk being identified during hospital visits. Argues that the government has ignored the opposition's criticism and now faces a situation where no one wants the proposal. Read the speech
   • Corrects that it is not the case that the party does not want to do anything about the shadow society. Criticizes that the proposal creates a situation where women do not dare to seek care for fear of being reported. Read the speech
   • Asks why pregnant women risk deportation when Skatteverket receives their information. Argues that the proposal creates fear and worsens the shadow society through reporting instead of using reports of concern to help children. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the Tidö parties' claim that the opposition wants free immigration. Argues that all parties want regulated immigration but disagree on the regulatory framework. Asks if it is a priority that pregnant women should be reported during healthcare. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the government ignores that return work takes time and requires individually tailored support. Argues that one should not make life difficult for persons who cannot be deported and asks why the Swedish Tax Agency should specify women who give birth. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the Tidö parties do not answer questions about maternity and childbirth care. Argues that the law harms women's health as they risk being reported to Skatteverket and demands that the proposal be rolled back after the election. Read the speech

5. Stricter residence permit integrity requirements and conduct

   Skärpta och tydligare krav på vandel för uppehållstillstånd · 14 June 2026

   • Argues that the proposal implies a dismantling of rule-of-law principles by shifting the focus from crime to lifestyle. Criticizes that the legislation is arbitrary, lacks legal definitions, and leads to people being treated differently based on ethnicity. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the proposal for being arbitrary and undermining the rule of law as it shifts the focus from crimes to lifestyle. Argues that individuals should be judged based on committed crimes and not based on how they live. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the proposal for being arbitrary and undermining the rule of law as it shifts the focus from crime to vague assessments of lifestyle. Argues that the legislation violates the principle of equality before the law, lacks proportionality, and involves a dismantling of rule-of-law principles. Wants the entire reputation proposal to be rejected. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government for introducing rules that limit civil and political rights and impoverish asylum seekers. Argues that the legislation is illegitimate as it focuses on lifestyles rather than criminal liability and that concepts of indebtedness create legal uncertainty and arbitrariness. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal lacks clear legal definitions and is legally insecure and arbitrary. Argues that the legislation lacks predictability and that it is illegal to include lifestyles in the legislation. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the legislation does not safeguard everyone's equal value and lacks predictability. Argues that individuals in vulnerable situations risk losing their residence permit and questions the government's lack of clarity and answers. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal is arbitrary and undermines legal certainty by making people unequal before the law. Argues that the government wants to make as many people as possible deportable and points out that no answers have been received to the questions. Read the speech

6. Permanent residence permits and EU Migration and Asylum Pact

   Utmönstring av permanent uppehållstillstånd och anpassning av svensk rätt till EU:s migrations- och asylpakt · 8 June 2026

   • Argues that Sweden has an obligation to ensure a legally secure asylum process. Criticizes the proposal for violating ethical principles for lawyers and making it impossible for lawyers to provide correct advice since they are not granted access to the cases. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal violates legal ethical principles and impairs legal certainty. Argues that lawyers should not be deprived of the possibility to do their job by being denied access to asylum seekers' cases. Read the speech
   • Questions whether the Sweden Democrats will demand that Sweden retroactively withdraw permanent residence permits from up to 180,000 people. Argues that the Tidö parties have backed down from their previous migration policy and from the proposal on retroactive deportation. Read the speech
   • Argues that the Sweden Democrats have backed away from proposals regarding the notification law and that they previously conceded to retroactively withdrawing permanent residence permits. Criticizes the harsh deportation policy which risks shattering people's lives. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's proposal because it undermines legal certainty, conflicts with principles of legal ethics, and creates uncertainty for asylum seekers. Argues that the revocation of permanent residence permits destroys lives and that Sweden should follow international conventions instead of a minimum level. Read the speech
   • Argues that people who have sought asylum should be allowed to build up their lives in Sweden. Criticizes the idea that they should go home and argues that permanent residence permits are a promise of security and an important part of the integration process. Read the speech
   • Argues that people who have built their lives in Sweden should be given the chance to stay. Claims that a permanent residence permit is a promise of security and a future and argues that fewer will come to Sweden due to the EU's border controls. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the claim that legal certainty is maintained. Argues that lack of insight for lawyers negatively affects legal certainty and that the process does not become functional. Asks how the converter's situation will improve. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government for having implemented the proposal as a rush job without seriously preparing the matter. Argues that the proposal undermines legal certainty because lawyers are not granted access and that the Swedish Migration Agency's support cannot replace a legal representative. Read the speech

7. New reception act: housing, work limits and EBO status

   En ny mottagandelag · 3 June 2026

   • Criticizes the government's proposal for being too restrictive, control-focused and harmful to children's development. Argues that a new law should be based on legal certainty, dignity and promote early integration through work and demands that the government's proposal be rejected. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the Moderaterna for using asylum seekers as scapegoats for societal problems. Argues that connection to a country is the primary factor for where people seek protection. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the racist tone in previous statements. Argues that ties to the home country are the primary factor for where asylum seekers seek. Emphasizes the right to international protection and freedom. Read the speech

8. Social insurance benefit caps and sanction fees to counter fraud

   Bidragsspärr och sanktionsavgift i socialförsäkringen · 25 May 2026

   • Criticizes the government's proposal because it lacks legal certainty guarantees and risks damaging the legitimacy of the social insurance system. Argues that sanction fees can have discriminatory effects and cause vulnerable groups to refrain from seeking compensation out of fear. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal places all responsibility on the individual and risks rolling back the development of the social insurance system. Argues that the proposal damages the system's legitimacy, disadvantages vulnerable groups, and can lead to people refraining from claiming benefits out of fear. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the proposal primarily affects individuals instead of criminal actors. Argues that it creates an unreasonable legal order where persons can refrain from seeking support for fear of sanctions and risks arbitrariness. Read the speech

9. Social insurance eligibility: SD wants Swedish citizens only

   Kvalificering till socialförsäkringen · 18 May 2026

   • Argues that general welfare is a prerequisite for establishment. Criticizes the government's proposal as it increases exclusion, crime, and affects the most vulnerable. Asks if the member is proud of increased poverty and unemployment. Read the speech
   • Criticizes that the government's proposal on qualification increases exclusion according to investigations and research. Argues that the government has worsened unemployment and poverty by prioritizing tax cuts for the richest instead of creating jobs. Read the speech
   • Opposes the government's proposal as it implies a dismantling of the Swedish welfare state and leads to increased social vulnerability, crime, and child poverty. Argues that the policy creates a group without legal protection and instead proposes powerful investments in welfare, the labor market, and education to strengthen people's opportunities for establishment. Read the speech
   • Asks why the government lacks a functioning labor market policy and why the member has lowered the compensation levels in the unemployment insurance fund. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for not wanting integration and argues that the government has not invested in jobs. Read the speech
   • Criticizes the government's policy for having increased economic inequalities and doubled poverty in Sweden. Argues that the proposal threatens the general welfare and the security economy that has built Sweden. Read the speech

10. Stricter Swedish citizenship requirements for language and work

    Skärpta krav för svenskt medborgarskap · 29 April 2026

    • Criticizes that the government dismisses the Council on Legislation's proposal regarding transitional rules. Argues that the lack of transitional provisions threatens legal certainty, entails a collective punishment, and creates a lack of predictability in the legislation. Read the speech
    • Argues that national security is already regulated. Criticizes the government for enacting legislation without transitional rules, which traps people in the system and violates the principles of the rule of law. Asks why the government does not introduce transitional provisions. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal for making integration more difficult and creating exclusion through stricter requirements. Argues that the proposal threatens legal certainty and the Convention on the Rights of the Child as it lacks transitional rules and risks affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's view of humanity and the use of racist rhetoric. Opposes the proposal as it creates inequality, hinders the integration process, and divides people into an A-team and a B-team. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government has failed to create conditions for integration. Criticizes the proposal for creating an A-team and a B-team and argues that the policy should facilitate for people to become part of society. Read the speech
    • Argues that the Sweden Democrats are not interested in people becoming citizens but want them to return. Does not want to set up more obstacles for citizenship and emphasizes the importance of people feeling included in society. Read the speech
    • Criticizes Member Aspling's meeting ethics and argues that current policy creates obstacles for integration. Argues that the proposal affects children and vulnerable groups and that the Sweden Democrats are carrying out collective punishment. Read the speech
    • Asks how strong the laws have a foothold with the Liberals since half of their members do not vote. Means that the government's investigators find that raised thresholds disadvantage vulnerable groups such as the elderly and single parents. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government is creating a first-class and second-class system by making citizenship more difficult for vulnerable groups. Argues that the government is worsening the situation for the unemployed and ignoring structural barriers that prevent people from becoming citizens. Read the speech

11. Inhibition of execution for foreigners: S, M, V debate rules

    Inhibition av verkställigheten - en ny ordning för vissa utlänningar vid tillfälliga verkställighetshinder · 22 April 2026

    • Criticizes the proposal because it entails too significant restrictions on human rights and creates legal uncertainty through unclear formulations. Moves for the rejection of the proposition in its entirety but argues that inhibition is reasonable in the case of crime or security risk. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the proposal as racist and argues that it entails significant restrictions on human rights. Argues that the government wants to remove the system for temporary residence permits and legitimizes the Taliban by ignoring international law. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Moderaterna prioritize being called racist over countering racism. Argues that the Moderaterna want to remove the system for temporary residence permits and asks how they intend to legitimize dialogue with the Taliban. Read the speech

12. Sweden migration policy: wage requirements and asylum numbers

    Migrationsfrågor · 15 April 2026

    • Criticizes that teenage deportations are still ongoing despite the Moderaterna having said that they want to stop them. Asks if they consider it a good idea to deport young people whose families have permanent residence permits and questions why one is now patching and repairing the migration legislation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Moderaterna have not stopped the deportation of teenagers despite previous promises. Argues that the government has acted amateurishly by removing a valve in the legislation and is now investigating reintroducing it. Demands a clear statement that all deportations of teenagers are stopped. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government wants to introduce retroactive laws regarding honorable conduct. Asks if it is appropriate to set requirements that one does not live up to oneself. Read the speech
    • Asks whether it is appropriate for the Sverigedemokraterna to propose retroactive special legislation on misconduct when the party itself has not lived up to the requirements. Argues that the party distinguishes itself through criminal acts. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's migration policy for causing legal uncertainty, worsened integration, and inhumane deportations of young people. Argues that the government creates social unrest and economic crisis through poor priorities and wants the deportations of teenagers to be stopped immediately. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government creates segregation and increases poverty by not building housing or creating jobs. Wants permanent residence permits to be the main rule in order to strengthen integration. Read the speech
    • Answers that the question has not changed. Criticizes that the government's policy has increased unemployment, poverty, and social inequalities and argues that they have not succeeded in reducing exclusion despite reduced immigration. Read the speech
    • Rejects the claim that the Left Party's policy leads to an unsustainable situation. Argues that newcomers succeed in integrating into the labor market and demands that they are treated with respect and granted rights. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' hateful rhetoric. Read the speech
    • Argues that people should not be regarded as illegal and that those who cannot be deported should be granted residence permits. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' view of humanity and policy that creates fear instead of safety and dignity. Read the speech
    • Asks what has improved when immigration has decreased. Criticizes the government for having increased unemployment, lowered benefits, and created greater social inequalities through investments that harm integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government for having created higher unemployment through missing investments and initiatives. Argues that the government has prioritized return migration grants over job creation and conducted a policy that has increased economic and social inequalities. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Liberals' claim that deportations of teenagers have been stopped as deportations are still ongoing. Asks how the Liberals intend to act on the committee initiative that young people with deportation decisions should be able to apply for residence permits again. Read the speech
    • Criticizes historical revision regarding family separation. Argues that teenagers are still being deported despite the government's statements and urges the Liberals to vote for the Left Party's and Green Party's committee initiative to stop the deportations. Read the speech

13. Labor immigration rules and wage floor debate in Riksdag

    Nya regler för arbetskraftsinvandring · 18 March 2026

    • Criticizes the government's policy as inhumane. Argues that deportations of established families with collective agreement wages harm individuals, local communities, and Swedish skills supply. Asks what will become better in Sweden when these people are deported. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's deportation policy as inhumane and appalling. Argues that the proposed wage floor is totally unreasonable and that the government refuses to comment on individual cases even though they constitute a structure. Read the speech
    • Argues that labor immigration should take place under organized forms with wages in accordance with collective agreements and wants to reintroduce authority-based labor market screening. Criticizes the government's wage requirements as a way to make people deportable rather than to counter exploitation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy as unserious because it leads to the deportation of people who are needed in shortage occupations. Argues that the Sweden Democrats' proposal lacks order and instead focuses on deportations that harm the economy and the labor market. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats and the government are ignoring the Swedish labor market model. Argues that it is wages in accordance with collective agreements that should apply. Read the speech

14. Stop deportation of 18-year-olds from Sweden families

    Beslut om begäran om hänvisning av motion · 11 March 2026

    • Criticizes that the government's decision does not cover those young people who have already received deportation decisions. Moves for approval of the motion to create a stop law that protects the rights of children and young people. Read the speech

15. Ban on teenage deportations and Middle East life threats

    Fråga om hänvisning av motion till utskott · 11 March 2026

    • Criticizes the current deportation policy which causes dreadful family separations. Argues that the government must immediately stop all deportations of teenagers, even for those with existing decisions, and bring home those who have already been deported to conflict zones. Wants the motion to be referred to the committee. Read the speech

16. Integration, deportations and labor market debate in Riksdag

    Integration · 4 February 2026

    • Argues that newcomers are appreciated citizens who contribute to solving the municipalities' skills shortages and demographic challenges. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' rhetoric and argues that they do not want integration, even though most municipalities want reception and education. Read the speech
    • Asks when the Sweden Democrats will listen to the municipalities. Argues that the Sweden Democrats undermine their own policy and prioritize where people come from over what they achieve for the country. Points out that most municipalities view the reception as positive. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that teenagers who are strongly established in Sweden receive deportation decisions when they turn 18. Asks if the Social Democrats should re-evaluate their policy and reintroduce a safety valve for these youths. Read the speech
    • Proposes to raise the age for own asylum grounds to 21 years and reintroduce a safety valve for particularly distressing cases. Urges the Social Democrats to vote for the committee initiative and use simple legislation to stop the deportation of teenagers. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government's regulatory changes lead to deportation decisions for teenagers despite good ties and that they fulfill all requirements. Wants the Riksdag to reverse these decisions to rectify the structural problem. Read the speech
    • Argues that the safety valve for mitigating circumstances was used very narrowly and never misused. Demands that the Moderaterna rethink and introduce two rule changes to avoid deportations of teenagers. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy which harms integration and leads to unjust deportations of well-adjusted individuals and youths. Proposes that the age for own asylum grounds be raised to 21 years and that a safety valve for persons with strong ties be reintroduced. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Christian Democrats for pursuing a policy that leads to family separation. Argues that current rules make it possible to deport teenagers who have a strong connection to Sweden even though they have met all requirements. Read the speech
    • Argues that current deportations of teenagers are unjust. Proposes introducing a safety valve in the legislation and raising the age limit to 21 years to protect families. Urges the government to take the opportunity to stop these deportations. Read the speech

17. Pension system design: S, SD, and V debate levels and rules

    Pensioner · 14 January 2026

    • Argues that many pensioners live in poverty and demands increased income pensions as well as increased allocations. Advocates for earlier retirement for strenuous occupations and an improved working environment to counteract wear and tear. Read the speech

18. Integration and equality: SD, S, M debate budget and laws

    Integration och jämställdhet · 15 December 2025

    • Asks why the Sweden Democrats have not prioritized labor market policy during record-high unemployment and why they have chosen to worsen the unemployment benefit and activity support instead of creating more jobs. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the opposing party does not take responsibility for the increasing unemployment and the deteriorations in the activity support. Asks why the labor market policy has not been prioritized despite record-high unemployment and requests the member to answer the question. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's systematic deportations of well-established individuals who have met all requirements. Asks why the government is implementing retroactive legislation that tears up permanent residence permits and crushes people's lives and dreams. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that legislation is being enacted retroactively and that people who have established themselves in Sweden are being threatened with deportation. Argues that it is cynical to withdraw rights that have been granted in a constitutional state. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy of retroactively revoking permanent residence permits and for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest over welfare. Argues that Sweden is strengthened through investments in society and its people, and proposes a budget that protects households and strengthens welfare. Read the speech
    • Argues that criminals should be prosecuted according to the legal order and criticizes the Sweden Democrats' racist rhetoric. Wants to invest in people and society by creating jobs, building housing and investing in education. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' policy as anti-democratic and argues that they want to undermine independent courts. Argues that their budget priorities worsen the activity support and that money for return migration grants should instead go to workers. Read the speech

19. Economic security for families: SD housing allowance and M tax cuts

    Ekonomisk trygghet för familjer och barn · 9 December 2025

    • Argues that poverty is increasing and that people are forced to turn to charity to manage everyday life. Criticizes the government's lack of labor market measures and the deterioration of the unemployment insurance (a-kassan) as well as that they stopped an increased child allowance. Read the speech
    • Argues that child poverty is increasing significantly and that families with children are being left behind by the government's policy. Criticizes that tax cuts are prioritized for the wealthiest instead of increasing the child allowance. Asks if lowered fuel prices help those who have lost their jobs. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy for weakening social safety nets and prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest instead of families with children. Wants to increase the child allowance, abolish the care deduction, and make powerful public investments to level economic inequalities. Read the speech

20. Economic security for illness and disability: SD, S, MP plans

    Ekonomisk trygghet vid sjukdom och funktionsnedsättning · 9 December 2025

    • Argues that the sickness insurance has been systematically weakened and that previous improvements, such as raised basic levels and reduced tax gaps, have been rolled back. Criticizes that the Sverigedemokraterna have recreated tax gaps and refused to abolish the "karensen" despite promises of improvements. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that no improvements are being made and argues that the Sweden Democrats have let the voters down by not abolishing the unfair margin. Wants to level the economic injustice and points out that the Sweden Democrats have rolled back previous improvements. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's priorities and argues that they are rolling back the sickness insurance by retaining the waiting period deduction. Wants to abolish the waiting period deduction, change the goal for expenditure area 10 to provide economic security and effective support for returning to work. Read the speech

21. Sweden migration policy: benefit reforms, labor rules, amnesty

    Migration · 4 December 2025

    • Criticizes the government's proposal to abolish permanent residence permits and retroactively convert these into temporary. Argues that this violates the principles of the rule of law and is both unjust and arbitrary. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government wants to undermine security by reviewing permanent residence permits. Argues that instead one should simplify the paths to citizenship without revoking residence permits and asks why the government is even considering this. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for deceiving the voters regarding the welfare system and tax cuts. Rejects their scapegoat politics regarding immigration and asks how they intend to handle record-high unemployment as well as cuts in healthcare. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats avoid questions about record-high unemployment and cuts in healthcare. Argues that the party has caused deteriorations in working life and welfare while simultaneously blaming immigration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's irresponsible and dishonest migration policy which harms children and people with strong ties to Sweden. Argues that the government uses scapegoat politics to hide failures in the welfare system and instead advocates for a legally secure and solidary policy based on investments in society. Read the speech
    • Argues that Vänsterpartiet is opposed to the government's migration policy. Criticizes the government's proposal as cynical and argues that the party instead wants to improve the living conditions for asylum seekers and undocumented people. Read the speech
    • Rejects the government's policy and argues that it systematizes the deportation of people with deep roots in Sweden. Wants to improve the conditions for these individuals so that they can stay and advocates for the government to be replaced. Read the speech
    • Wants to offer amnesty for unaccompanied minors who have suffered due to previous decisions. Argues that undocumented persons who are established in the labor market should be included in the system and society. Read the speech
    • The speaker is criticized for being biased. Argues that people should not live in limbo for years and advocates for a migration policy with legal certainty where solutions are considered for persons who cannot be deported. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for having signed agreements with Somalia and argues that money from tax revenue goes to officials with links to corruption. Asks if the government should take responsibility for the situation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for lying about crime victims and for pursuing a corrupt return policy. Argues that aid money to Somalia has gone to ghost workers and corrupt officials, which damages the credibility of the migration policy. Read the speech

22. Economic security in old age: S, C, and V pension plans

    Ekonomisk trygghet vid ålderdom · 4 December 2025

    • Argues that many pensioners live in poverty and demands increased income pensions to reach promised levels. Suggests that people in strenuous occupations should be able to retire earlier and that the working environment in the labor market must be improved. Read the speech

23. SFI requirements: 3-year limit and activity obligation debate

    Skärpta krav i kommunal vuxenutbildning i svenska för invandrare (sfi) · 19 November 2025

    • Argues that the government's proposal for a three-year limit is illogical and disadvantages people without a habit of studying. Proposes a four-year limit with flexibility as well as increased quality through more resources, qualified teachers and smaller groups. Criticizes the profit interest and market steering in SFI. Read the speech
    • Argues that individuals attending SFI are making an effort. Criticizes that a three-year limit is difficult to achieve and risks worsening integration into the labor and housing markets. Asks for evidence that a three-year limit would function better. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the lack of evidence that a three-year limit leads to better language learning or increased throughput. Argues that the Moderaterna focus on requirements and contribution ceilings without showing how it benefits individuals or society. Read the speech

24. Return grants: M supports integration, V calls it racism

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:120 om återvandringsbidrag · 17 November 2025

    • Criticizes the return grant as meaningless, counterproductive, and harmful. Proposes that the 1.4 billion should instead be distributed to rural municipalities to strengthen welfare and increase equality. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal as an expression of racism and argues that the country needs people to strengthen the welfare. Suggests that the money should instead be used to strengthen the municipalities and the welfare. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for low level and gaslighting. Suggests that billions should be redirected to the municipalities instead of being used for a racist signal policy. Argues that the government wrongly blames immigrants instead of taking responsibility for unemployment. Read the speech

25. Abolish permanent residence permits for time-limited permits

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:61 om förslag att avskaffa permanenta uppehållstillstånd · 17 November 2025

    • Criticizes the government's proposal to abolish permanent residence permits and retroactively convert existing permits into time-limited ones. Argues that this violates rule-of-law principles, creates insecurity, and is unjust. Asks why the government does not lower the thresholds for citizenship instead. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for avoiding questions and argues that it is unjust to retroactively revoke permanent residence permits. Suggests that instead, the thresholds for citizenship should be lowered to provide people with security. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for using scapegoat politics against immigrants to escape responsibility for unemployment, housing shortages, and the school system. Argues that the government is fleeing its responsibility by ignoring economic problems and that people are living in fear due to the proposal to revoke permanent residence permits. Read the speech

26. VIS Regulation: biometric controls and fingerprinting age limit

    Anpassning av svensk rätt till den reviderade VIS-förordningen · 15 October 2025

    • Criticizes that the government over-implements EU law by proposing that the age limit for fingerprints be lowered from twelve to six years. Argues that the proposal lacks analysis, legal certainty, and protection for the child's privacy and moves for approval of reservation 1. Read the speech

27. Detention center security: migration policy and privacy debate

    Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar · 17 June 2025

    • Criticizes the government's proposal because it entails unnecessary and repressive restrictions on personal privacy. Argues that detainees should be treated humanely and suggests instead a focus on psychosocial environment, treatment, and long-term security. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government does not want to talk about the low support for their policy. Asks if the Sweden Democrats have problems in their own base and if the speaker will sit in a government. Read the speech
    • Argues that the debate is unserious because questions about asylum rights are not being asked. Criticizes the government for being the worst in modern times and for ignoring social problems such as evictions and unemployment. Read the speech

28. Sickness insurance: mental health, rehabilitation and payments

    Socialförsäkringsfrågor · 14 May 2025

    • Criticizes the government for not implementing the investigation's proposals for improved sickness insurance. Argues that the goal must be that people become healthy and receive financial security rather than low sickness absence rates. Wants to scrap the karenz deduction as it is a financial burden for workers. Read the speech

29. Economic family policy: tax cuts, housing and child allowance

    Ekonomisk familjepolitik · 14 May 2025

    • Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' priorities as they do not help families with small resources. Argues that extra child allowance and higher housing allowance during the summer would have been better to relieve financially pressured families with children. Read the speech

30. Migration policy: deportations, integration and asylum rules

    Migrationsfrågor · 23 April 2025

    • Criticizes the government's migration policy for deporting children who have grown up in Sweden to countries where they lack ties. Argues that this violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child and asks why the Moderaterna reject proposals that strengthen children's rights. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government is conducting a policy that robs children of their childhood and violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Argues that children who have grown up in Sweden are not undocumented and demands that the legislation be changed so that children's rights are upheld. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government's proposal implies inequality before the law and arbitrary deportations due to freedom of speech. Argues that the Social Democrats ignore criticism that the investigation violates democratic rule of law principles. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the proposal implies inequality before the law and that people are divided into different groups on unclear assessment grounds. Argues that the proposal is a restriction of freedom of expression and civil rights that do not belong in a democratic state governed by the rule of law. Read the speech
    • Welcomes measures for legal certainty for converts and hbtqi persons. Asks if the quota refugee system is cut to prioritize vulnerable refugees and criticizes that mass unemployment is left without measures. Argues that return grants and the removal of permanent residence permits worsen integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal to abolish permanent residence permits and introduce return migration grants as these worsen integration. Argues that the government's policy increases segregation and that the Sweden Democrats do not want integration. Asks how integration is to be improved with the proposed measures. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government and the Sverigedemokraterna want to increase the return migration grant despite the government's own investigator having called it meaningless and counterproductive. Asks why the money is not instead used to upgrade welfare, schools, or ease things for households. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats are burning billions on a return migration grant that their own investigator considers to be meaningless and counterproductive. Argues that the party is making irresponsible priorities by abandoning welfare and healthcare for the wave. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's right-wing nationalist policy which harms social cohesion and affects children fleeing. Argues that the government uses immigration as a scapegoat to hide failures in the welfare system and the economy. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government blames immigrants instead of investing in people and society. Argues that current policy creates uncertainty and advocates for permanent residence permits to facilitate integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy as deeply racist because it consistently points to immigrants and their values as the problem. Argues that the worst values in Sweden come from the Sverigedemokraterna, who cooperate with the government. Read the speech

31. Deportation prescription, track-switching and re-entry bans

    Preskription av avlägsnandebeslut, avskaffande av spårbyte och vissa frågor om återreseförbud · 12 March 2025

    • Criticizes that the government's proposal makes people permanently undocumented and creates difficult humanitarian consequences, especially for children. Argues that repression against asylum seekers has not worked in the past and questions when the government will be satisfied. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's system for pushing people into undocumented status and the shadow society. Argues that the rhetoric about people should leave the country does not work because many cannot return. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal to extend the validity period for deportation decisions and abolish the statute of limitations. Argues that the proposal creates a lawless limbo for children and others who cannot be deported, which deepens the shadow society and increases vulnerability. Read the speech
    • Asks whether the Social Democrats have a policy to prevent people from being trapped in a state of lawlessness. Argues that the Social Democrats chose to bury an investigation that proposed that persons with practical obstacles to deportation should be granted residence permits. Read the speech
    • Argues that people are living in an unsuitable limbo and criticizes that they are not being granted residence permits. Suggests that a ready-made bill be used to grant residence permits instead of letting people live in return centers. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the proposal makes people permanently undocumented and worsens the shadow society. Argues that studies and experts show that the bill will not increase returns but instead creates legal uncertainty. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes the government's rhetoric and argues that there is a lack of evidence that streamlining increases incentives for returning. Argues that previous austerity measures have not worked and that people risk withdrawing from society. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's policy forces people into permanent undocumented status because they cannot be deported. Wants persons with execution barriers to have a greater chance of being granted residence permits. Read the speech

32. Healthcare, schools, children's rights and economic issues

    Frågestund · 27 February 2025

    • Criticizes that food prices are skyrocketing while the government is passive. Demands powerful measures to stop the price shock and proposes that the food giants be forced to report price increases, be fined for unreasonable increases, and that their oligopoly be broken. Read the speech
    • Argues that politics must act to protect households when the food giants abuse the market. Criticizes the government for not acting against the sharply rising food prices. Read the speech

33. Labor immigration maintenance requirements and wage impact

    Arbetskraftsinvandring · 26 February 2025

    • Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' policy for causing mass unemployment and economic insecurity. Asks what is being done against unserious employers and exploitation since the current system does not work. Read the speech
    • Argues that Sweden has a record-high unemployment and criticizes the Sweden Democrats' logic that deportations automatically fill jobs. Points out that unemployment cannot be blamed on immigration and argues that exploitation still occurs. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's wage floor for harming equality, interfering with the Swedish model and promoting deportations rather than solving exploitation. Proposes that the labor market parties should determine the wages and that authority-based labor market screening with legally binding conditions be reintroduced. Read the speech
    • Argues that the problem is mass unemployment rather than mass immigration. Suggests reintroducing authority-based labor market screening to create a fair system. Criticizes that a wage floor does not solve exploitation as employers can rig the system. Read the speech
    • Wants to reintroduce authority-based labor market testing where the parties resolve the issues. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for having changed their policy to satisfy employers and argues that they have not answered questions regarding measures against unemployment or exploitation. Read the speech

34. Integration: SD wants return migration, M wants language rules

    Integration · 19 February 2025

    • Argues that Vänsterpartiet invests in welfare and equality. Criticizes Sverigedemokraterna for having caused record-high mass unemployment without measures and questions the prioritization of tax cuts for the richest over the creation of jobs. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes the government for having a "blind spot" in housing policy and for having left the country in a situation of mass unemployment. Argues that immigrants contribute to building up the country and criticizes the collective guilt-tripping in the previous statement. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government pits groups against each other instead of taking responsibility for the housing shortage. Argues that the housing shortage is due to the government's decision to withdraw investment support and crash the housing industry, not due to immigration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government and the Sverigedemokraterna for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest over welfare and investments in society. Argues that mass unemployment is increasing due to a lack of accountability and advocates for investments in welfare, jobs, and education as the most effective engine for integration. Read the speech
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    • Argues that the Sweden Democrats are fully responsible for the mass unemployment prevailing in Sweden. Criticizes the member for avoiding responsibility and focusing on a non-existent mass immigration instead of addressing record-high unemployment. Read the speech

35. Asylum seeker housing: Proposal to abolish own housing (EBO)

    En ny ordning för asylsökandes boende · 29 January 2025

    • Argues that the government's proposal risks worsening the living conditions of asylum seekers and increasing their vulnerability. Argues that the government should improve the asylum housing and instead wants asylum seekers to be allowed to secure their own housing in order to get closer to the labor market. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government is doing nothing to improve the housing situation for asylum seekers. Argues that the government's policy harms integration and that the focus instead should be on creating good asylum housing. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that EBO is not being phased out today and argues that newcomers in their own housing fare better in the labor market. Points out that Migrationsverket's accommodations are overcrowded and unsafe for children. Read the speech
    • Argues that limited freedom of movement and repressive proposals cause people to end up far from society. Asks why nothing is being done to improve the housing situation in residential facilities. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' policy as an obstacle to integration and argues that it leads to poorer living conditions for asylum seekers. Argues that asylum seekers in their own housing fare better in the labor market and calls for improved reception instead of economic sanctions. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes the member for being irresponsible and for the party ignoring unemployment, the housing market, and welfare. Argues that the party should not focus on future government negotiations but instead take responsibility for the current situation. Read the speech

36. Integration and equality: SD return migration, SK tax cuts

    Integration och jämställdhet · 16 December 2024

    • Argues that Vänsterpartiet invests in welfare, households, and equality. Criticizes the Sverigedemokraterna for prioritizing tax cuts for the richest and a counterproductive return migration grant that harms integration. Asks for an explanation for these priorities. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats pour money over the richest and increase economic inequalities. Argues that billions are wasted on counterproductive investments instead of investing in welfare, healthcare, school, and mitigating unemployment. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government leaves unemployment without measures and that the leisure line prevails at the Ministry of Employment. Criticizes that return grants worsen integration, increase economic disparities and leave the welfare system as it is. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the member does not answer the questions and argues that tax cuts for the richest do not turn the economy around. Points out that high unemployment is left without measures and that cuts worsen integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' policy for increasing inequalities, cutting welfare, and prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest. Proposes instead to invest in the core of welfare, strengthen household finances, and introduce an amnesty for unaccompanied minors. Read the speech

37. Sweden migration policy: M, S, and V debate integration

    Migration · 5 December 2024

    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest and cuts in welfare. Argues that the return migration grant is a counterproductive waste that harms integration and asks for an explanation for these priorities. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for avoiding responsibility for the welfare crisis and household finances by using scapegoat politics. Argues that the party prioritizes tax cuts for the wealthiest instead of addressing healthcare, unemployment, and the construction industry's crash. Read the speech
    • Advocates for a return to permanent residence permits as the main rule to promote integration and security. Wants to introduce amnesty for unaccompanied children and young people, raise the daily allowance and scrap the disclosure law. Criticizes the government's strict migration policy which creates vulnerability and argues that social problems are due to right-wing politics rather than immigration. Read the speech
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    • Confirms that the party stands behind the current policy. Criticizes the government's aggressive line as worsening the shadow society and argues that the rule of law is lacking, for example in age registrations of children. Advocates for legally secure processes for regulated immigration. Read the speech
    • Asks if the Liberals believe that pregnant women should not dare to seek care due to the proposal. Criticizes the Liberals for ignoring protests from unions and civil society as well as for giving the Sweden Democrats state power. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the proposal because it risks making it so that pregnant women do not dare to seek care. Asks if the Liberalerna stand behind the proposal as it can lead to people in vulnerable situations being affected. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy for implying deteriorations in welfare and school at the same time as unemployment is left without measures. Argues that measures such as temporary residence permits and return grants lead to poorer long-term integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the minister for not answering the questions. Argues that the government's policy increases segregation and worsens integration by splitting society and increasing economic disparities. Asks how tax cuts and budget cuts improve integration. Read the speech

38. Sweden's capacity to receive injured patients from Gaza

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:80 om patienter från Gaza · 7 November 2024

    • Criticizes the Minister for Health for not answering the questions and for the government's previous actions. Urges and demands that the government immediately reconsider its decision and begin evacuating patients from Gaza. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's illogical arguments and refuses to accept the difference in treatment between Ukrainian and Palestinian patients. Argues that Sweden has the conditions to receive patients from Gaza and demands that the decision be reconsidered. Read the speech

39. Living conditions for Ukrainians with temporary protection

    Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd · 2 October 2024

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    • Criticizes that the government does not answer questions about deteriorations and deliberately excludes Ukrainian children from child benefits and economic safety nets. Argues that Ukrainians live under poor conditions and demands that they receive full support to live in safety. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government and the Sverigedemokraterna deliberately exclude Ukrainian refugees from important economic safety nets. Argues that they are impoverished by a nearly non-existent daily allowance while money is instead poured into the richest. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government deliberately excludes Ukrainian refugees from economic safety nets such as child allowance and housing allowance. Argues that Sweden should offer full economic security to those fleeing the horrors of war instead of subjecting them to special regulations. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal for being an inhuman order as it introduces an incomprehensible waiting period of twelve months before population registration. Argues that the daily allowance must be raised to the national standard and that Ukrainian children should receive child allowance to avoid economic vulnerability and exploitation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for wanting to exclude Ukrainian refugees from the society's safety net. Argues that it is an inhuman and discriminatory arrangement to deny just Ukrainians child allowance and housing allowance through separate legislation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for being unable to conduct a substantive debate due to hatred towards refugees. Argues that people who receive protection in Sweden should be given economic security and urges the opposing party to visit soup kitchens to understand refugees' economic situation. Read the speech

40. Upper Secondary School Act and Swedish Migration Agency delays

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:843 om gymnasielagen och Migrationsverkets långa handläggningstider · 12 September 2024

    • Criticizes the minister's response for not addressing the long processing times. Argues that delays at the Swedish Migration Agency have led to young people who meet all requirements receiving rejections and risking deportation. Asks what the minister is doing to provide these individuals with redress. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government for claiming that individuals lack grounds for protection when deportations to Afghanistan have occurred. Argues that the government is lying about the decision-making process and that long processing times push people into undocumented status. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the minister avoids the question of young people who have met all requirements but have been rejected due to long processing times. Argues that it is incomprehensible that people who have worked and studied in Sweden are thrown out of the system. Read the speech

41. Deportation of prostitution victims and integrity assessment

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:840 om utvisning på grund av utnyttjande i prostitution · 12 September 2024

    • Criticizes the government's management of the Swedish Migration Agency as the deportation of women exploited in prostitution creates a life-threatening signal. Wants the Minister to take measures to clarify that exploitation in prostitution should never be regarded as a lack of good conduct. Read the speech
    • Argues that prostitution should not be included in the investigation at all. Wants the Minister for Migration to clarify to the Swedish Migration Agency that exploitation in prostitution does not constitute a lack of integrity. Read the speech

42. Citizenship Act amendments: stricter requirements and SD's plan

    Ändringar i medborgarskapslagen · 27 May 2024

    • Proposes approval of reservation 1 in the committee report. Criticizes the government's proposal for compromising legal certainty, creating obstacles for children's integration and introducing disproportionate consequences for criminal acts. Argues that the proposals regarding suspicion of crime and security matters lack clear criteria and violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government for presenting populist proposals without having conducted consequence analyses regarding legal certainty and societal consequences. Argues that the focus should be on crime prevention measures and that persons who have served their sentence should be helped back into society. Read the speech
    • Have major reservations against the report as the government does not weigh in the legal certainty. Argues that the proposals create serious problems with legal certainty and cannot be accepted. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for threatening democracy through disinformation and proposals that reduce legal certainty. Argues that the handling of security matters must be conducted in a legally secure manner and that the government's current actions go against the principles of the rule of law. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the previous speaker's statements as frighteningly serious. Argues that the government lacks trust when it comes to legal certainty and accuses the government of prioritizing populism over crime prevention efforts. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for cutting back on crime prevention measures and argues that their policy threatens social cohesion. Argues that the proposal to deny citizenship to suspects violates the principles of the rule of law and human rights. Read the speech
    • Asks if the member denies Kalla fakta's revelations. Criticizes that the member denies and mocks disinformation campaigns and troll factories. Asks if the member has read the bill since it concerns reasonably suspected, not convicted. Read the speech

43. Sweden's NATO accession and death penalty reservation debate

    Sveriges tillträde till vissa Natoavtal · 27 May 2024

    • Criticizes that membership in Nato risks drawing Sweden into conflicts. Argues that Sweden must be able to act independently in foreign policy and moves for approval of a reservation on the death penalty. Read the speech

44. Migration policy: M wants lower immigration and higher wages

    Migrationsfrågor · 16 May 2024

    • Argues that the right to asylum is a human right and that the UN Refugee Convention obliges countries to enable people to seek asylum. Criticizes the proposal to move the asylum process outside the EU as unclear and deplorable. Read the speech
    • Urges the government to push for Sweden to accept quota refugees as a safe and legal path. Criticizes moving the asylum process outside the EU as it is not legally secure and goes against the right to asylum. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy for increasing the shadow society by pushing people into undocumented status and worsening integration through cuts in welfare. Argues that Vänsterpartiet wants to open legal and safe routes of escape as well as increase the number of quota refugees. Read the speech

45. Integration policy: SD, S, and V debate requirements and cuts

    Integration · 15 May 2024

    • Criticizes that the government allows a wave of cuts to sweep over Sweden and deliberately increases economic inequalities. Asks why the government is increasing economic differences more than ever before when the policy instead exacerbates or stands passive in the face of ongoing crises. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the member's economic policy and tax cuts for the best-off worsen integration and increase economic inequalities. Argues that the government should make investments that strengthen society instead of prioritizing tax cuts that increase segregation. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes the government for reinforcing hopelessness, increasing inequalities, and ignoring real problems through passivity and cuts. Argues that the key to success is to invest in society, schools, and housing to create a stronger and safer integration engine. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the speaker for expressing themselves in an unacceptable manner regarding Palestine. Argues that the speaker casts doubt on solidarity with Palestinians and creates mistrust by using individual examples to reinforce their integration theses. Read the speech
    • Turns toward the suspicion of Palestinians. Criticizes the member for being dishonest by creating mistrust toward a group to strengthen their thesis. Argues that the member should ask the largest party in their government support why it was founded. Read the speech

46. Labor immigration: wage floors, screening and 34,200 SEK

    (forts. från § 5) Arbetskraftsinvandring (forts. SfU11) · 29 February 2024

    • Criticizes the government's wage floor for prioritizing deportations over punishing unserious employers and for risking the creation of undocumented workers. Wants to reintroduce an authority-based labor market assessment where Arbetsförmedlingen assesses the need for labor in consultation with the parties in the labor market. Read the speech
    • Wants to reintroduce an authority-based labor market assessment to create a fair system. Argues that labor migrants should have wages in accordance with collective agreements based on industry practice. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for having abandoned the rights of wage earners after the election. Read the speech
    • Argues that wage demands do not solve any exploitation on the labor market. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for having betrayed wage earners through the Tidö Agreement and for their proposals on labor immigration not stopping the exploitation. Read the speech

47. Labor immigration: wage requirements and maintenance rules

    Arbetskraftsinvandring · 29 February 2024

    • Criticizes the proposal as an artificial solution where unserious employers can continue to exploit workers. Argues that a wage floor does not solve the problems and that the regulation instead risks pushing workers into undocumented status. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government's proposal punishes workers instead of unserious employers. Argues that the exploitation will continue and proposes to reintroduce authority-based labor market assessment where Arbetsförmedlingen assesses labor needs. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for having betrayed the wage earners. Advocates for the reintroduction of labor market screening. Argues that a high wage floor creates inequality, affects welfare in northern Sweden and does not solve problems with labor-related crime. Asks about the consequences of the wage floor. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the wage floor does not solve the problems with unscrupulous employers but instead makes workers deportable. Argues that the wage floor affects welfare in shortage occupations and advocates for the reintroduction of means-tested labor market assessment. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats have betrayed the wage earners by adapting to the interests of the business community. Argues that the party pushes out the unemployed by lowering benefits without offering tools or active labor market policy. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government base does not understand the reality of the labor market and argues that their policy harms wage earners as well as municipalities. Argues that they do not do enough to stop exploitation, wage dumping, and work-life crime. Read the speech

48. Government budget policy, healthcare, forestry and education

    Frågestund · 15 February 2024

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49. Aliens Act: Deporting security threats and 5-year rule

    Vissa ändringar i regelverket om säkerhetsärenden enligt utlänningslagen · 31 January 2024

    • Criticizes that the government wants to revoke residence permits based on assumptions instead of evidentiary requirements. Argues that existing legislation is already extensive and that the proposal threatens legal certainty by opening up for arbitrariness. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the proposal is based on assumptions instead of requirements for evidence. Argues that the legislation threatens legal certainty and democratic principles. Asks how the government intends to implement this in practice. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes that the legislation is based on assumptions instead of requirements of evidence, which creates arbitrariness and legal uncertainty. Argues that the government's proposal undermines democracy by creating arbitrary legal uncertainty. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the legislation is based on assumptions instead of requirements of evidence. Argues that the Aliens Act already today has vague grounds for revocation and that the government's changes create legal uncertainty. Wants a legally secure system that protects democracy. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's policy creates concern for democracy and threatens the rule of law. Criticizes the proposal for being based on assumptions instead of requirements for evidence, which undermines the rule of law. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the proposal for creating legal uncertainty and insecurity for persons with residence permits. Asks how authorities will be able to make the assumptions regarding links to terrorism that the legislation is based on. Read the speech

50. Palestinian protection in Sweden and Gaza asylum seekers

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:338 om palestiniers rätt till skydd i Sverige · 18 January 2024

    • Argues that the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe and that it contravenes asylum law not to grant protection. Asks whether the government will take general measures to ensure that Migrationsverket fulfills international convention obligations. Read the speech
    • Argues that Sweden is not living up to its obligations towards refugees by not granting protection to Palestinians. Criticizes the Swedish Migration Agency's cautious stance and argues that the agency is acting in defiance of international commitments. Read the speech
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51. Statelessness risk and citizenship revocation for dangerous people

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:291 om att göra människor statslösa · 18 January 2024

    • Asks what applies when the government parties give contradictory answers regarding statelessness. Criticizes that the migration minister's stance on the UN's goals differs from the Sweden Democrats' and argues that it is misleading. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats for pursuing a policy that could result in more people becoming stateless. Asks if the Minister can guarantee that the government stands behind the UN's goal to reduce the number of stateless people. Read the speech

52. Integration: SD wants stricter policy, M seeks language rules

    Integration och jämställdhet · 15 December 2023

    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats turn a blind eye to the housing crisis and worsen segregation by withdrawing investment subsidies. Asks what the outcome will be for the three million tenants who risk shock-increased rents through negotiations on market rents. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government avoids responsibility for shock-increased rents for 3 million tenants. Argues that the lack of an active housing policy and reduced investments hinders integration and increases segregation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Social Democrats' subsistence requirements for residence permits as they create a power imbalance in the labor market. Argues that these rules lead to poorer integration and exploitation of newly arrived wage earners. Read the speech
    • Argues that today's subsistence requirements create a power imbalance in favor of the employer and worsen integration. Asks how the Social Democrats want to improve the conditions for immigrants and suggests that they should instead view immigrants as workers with a right to security. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's policy increases segregation and makes it harder for newcomers to reach the conditions of the majority population. Criticizes that lowered taxes and privatizations have led to increased inequalities and a weaker welfare state. Read the speech
    • Argues that 20 billion SEK is missing in welfare due to the government's austerity policy. Criticizes the lack of accountability and investments to reduce the increasing economic inequality in Sweden. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's priorities where tax cuts for the wealthy take precedence over investments in welfare and schools. Argues that the government's migration policy creates uncertainty and worsened living conditions. Read the speech

53. Sweden migration policy: M wants lower migration and stricter rules

    Migration · 7 December 2023

    • Advocates for amnesty for unaccompanied children and young people who have been in Sweden for over a year. Criticizes the government's policy which pushes people into undocumented status and asks what the government intends to do so that those who cannot be deported can stay. Read the speech
    • Argues that asylum cases can be changed and that deportation decisions often cannot be executed. Advocates for amnesty for unaccompanied minors living in a lawless limbo because they cannot be deported and have been treated poorly by Migrationsverket. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's policy for worsening the living conditions for newcomers and using immigration as a scapegoat to avoid responsibility for the welfare crisis. Advocates for an amnesty for unaccompanied children and increased daily allowances for asylum seekers and Ukrainian citizens. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes the government's policy for using measures similar to those in countries from which people are fleeing. Argues that the government is fleeing its responsibility for the welfare crisis by focusing on migration instead of lack of funding. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that strict rules for reception and higher wage floors can increase the shadow society and lead to people becoming stateless. Asks if the Liberals support the Sweden Democrats' proposal to make people stateless. Read the speech
    • Advocates for amnesty for unaccompanied children who have been mistreated in the asylum processes. Argues that Frontex should be abolished and opposes agreements with countries such as Turkey and Tunisia as they lead to people being killed. Instead of a safe and orderly reception, wants politicians to take responsibility for preventing deaths along the flight route. Read the speech
    • Advocates for an amnesty for unaccompanied children and young people who have been in Sweden for over a year. Argues that these persons cannot be deported and asks what the government intends to do for those who have ended up in the shadow society. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that unaccompanied children end up in a lawless limbo and live in the shadow society due to decisions that lack legal certainty. Asks what these persons should do when they cannot be deported and advocates that they should instead be taken into the system. Read the speech

54. Internal immigration control: police powers and body searches

    Effektivare verktyg vid inre utlänningskontroll · 22 November 2023

    • Criticizes the proposals for being poorly substantiated and lacking analyses of privacy aspects as well as risks of ethnic profiling. Argues that the authorities already have sufficient powers and calls for approval of reservation 1. Read the speech

55. Stricter family immigration and humanitarian residence permits

    Vissa skärpta villkor för anhöriginvandring och begränsade möjligheter till uppehållstillstånd av humanitära skäl · 8 November 2023

    • Criticizes that the proposals undermine and violate children's rights as well as worsen equality, health, and integration. Argues that temporary residence permits, maintenance requirements, and family separation lead to poorer integration. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the proposal risks deporting seriously ill children with strong ties to Sweden. Argues that the government's policy increases segregation and hinders integration by creating insecurity and keeping children and parents separated. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's proposal for violating children's rights and contradicting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Wants a humane refugee policy that facilitates family reunification without almost impossible subsistence requirements and limited humanitarian valves. Read the speech
    • Argues that the Christian Democrats are undermining children's rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child through their proposal. Criticizes that the proposal means children will have to wait an additional three years and that seriously ill children risk not being able to stay. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the bill lacks analyses and consequence descriptions. Argues that the government ignores analyses in order to implement the Sweden Democrats' policy and asks why the age limit is not raised to 18 years if one wants to align everything with the EU's lowest limit. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government is undermining children's rights and wants to roll back the proposals to strengthen the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Wants children to be reunited with their parents and that the humanitarian basis should be stronger. Read the speech
    • Wants to roll back the proposals to create a more humane refugee policy. Argues that an opinion poll shows that most Swedes want children and parents to be reunited. Criticizes the opposition for sacrificing children and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the Social Democrats for, together with the government and the Sweden Democrats, worsening family reunification and limiting humanitarian grounds. Argues that the austerity measures affect children and conflict with the purpose of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Sweden's ambitions for children's rights. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Social Democrats are taking responsibility for a policy that was not the committee's outcome. Argues that the humanitarian protection ground is very restrictive and warns that the legislation will have dreadful consequences for children. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the proposals encourage family separation and conflict with Kristdemokraterna's previous statements that families should be able to be reunited. Argues that the proposals violate children's rights and harm integration. Read the speech
    • Argues that Sweden should be a safe haven for children who have been abandoned by their parents. Criticizes the government's lack of housing, labor market policy, and cuts in school and healthcare which create exclusion and exploitation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the proposals because they almost stifle family reunification and risk deporting severely ill children. Argues that the Liberals blame the children because they have failed to create measures in Sweden. Read the speech
    • Asks the government how the deportation of severely ill children can be considered an integration problem. Criticizes the proposals as symbolic politics aimed at hiding the government's inability to build a robust welfare state. Read the speech

56. Gang violence, agriculture, healthcare and cybersecurity

    Frågestund · 28 September 2023

    • Asks the Minister for Health and Social Affairs about the proposal for a reporting law, which is considered contrary to freedom and legal certainty. Argues that the proposal should be withdrawn as it meets resistance from trade union representatives and healthcare staff. Read the speech
    • Argues that exceptions for undocumented people do not work because fear prevents people from seeking care. Criticizes the proposal and demands that it be withdrawn as it increases polarization. Read the speech

57. Mandatory reporting in schools and healthcare to combat shadow society

    Svar på interpellationerna 2022/23:412, 413, 417 och 418 om anmälningsplikt i skolan och sjukvården · 15 September 2023

    • Criticizes the government's proposal as creating a reporting society and argues that it worsens the situation for undocumented people. Demands that the proposal be withdrawn and urges public employees to engage in civil disobedience if it is realized. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Moderaterna do not understand the migration legislation. Argues that a notification of intent is not the same as a report of concern and that it could mean that children are sent to their deaths. Instead wants to provide protection for children in vulnerable situations. Read the speech

58. Migration track switching: M wants reform, V wants controls

    Riksrevisionens rapport om spårbyte i migrationsprocessen - kontroller och uppföljning · 24 May 2023

    • Argues that the track change system should be maintained because it benefits society and makes people self-sufficient. Criticizes the government's desire to abolish the system and suggests instead following the Swedish National Audit Office's recommendations by strengthening the controls and resources at the Swedish Migration Agency. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes that the opposition does not care about refugees' safety and wants to close the borders. Argues that persons who are already in the system should be allowed to continue working to avoid exploitation. Proposes a needs-based labor market assessment with better controls. Read the speech
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59. Immigrant integration, gender quotas and abortion rights debate

    Jämställdhet och nyanlända invandrares etablering · 19 December 2022

    • Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' desire to revoke residence permits and argues that the methods threaten the principles of the rule of law. Asks who is to be deported and how it shall proceed, since persons with permanent residence permits have already done everything in their power. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the proposal as irresponsible and indecent because it undermines the principles of the rule of law and makes Sweden less democratic. Argues that the proposal creates fear and anxiety in the population and asks about the member's division of work in the government. Read the speech
    • Proposes an amnesty for unaccompanied minors so that they can stay, work and have access to welfare. Criticizes the government's policy for counteracting integration through cuts and instead wants to invest in society and the people to create a stronger integration engine. Read the speech

60. Migration policy: M wants fewer permits and higher requirements

    Migration · 15 December 2022

    • Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' policy for creating lawlessness and undermining the rule of law by making implementable decisions that cannot be executed. Argues that the right to asylum is a fundamental human right and wants asylum seekers from Afghanistan to be allowed to stay. Read the speech

61. Sweden's climate and environmental goals progress and policy

    Svar på interpellationerna 2022/23:30, 39, 45 och 48 om Sveriges klimat- och miljömål · 6 December 2022

    • Criticizes the Minister's response for being contradictory and argues that the government's measures will likely increase emissions. Asks for clarity regarding the division of labor within the government's support base and demands an accelerated, just climate transition. Read the speech
    • Argues that the climate transition is a collective project where Sweden needs to be a pioneer. Criticizes the government's basis for lacking ambition and asks what it looks like in that. Read the speech

62. Higher maintenance requirement for labor migrants to stop wage dumping

    Ett höjt försörjningskrav för arbetskraftsinvandrare · 30 November 2022

    • Asks why the Social Democrats did not rectify the system for labor immigration earlier. Also asks why the party chose to appoint a new investigation instead of presenting a proposal to reintroduce the authority-based labor market assessment. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Social Democrats did not take the opportunity to return to an authority-based labor market assessment. Argues that raised income requirements mean that people who build Sweden are deported and wants full-time work to be reintroduced as a requirement. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the current system for creating an unequal balance of power and enabling the exploitation of foreign workers. Argues that a sharp income requirement is insufficient and instead proposes authority-based labor market assessment, requirements for full-time work, background checks of employers, as well as penalties for exploitation. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes that the Social Democrats have not acted during eight years in government despite having a majority. Argues that the Social Democrats' project is to reduce immigration and points out that the trade unions' objections are in line with the Left Party's proposal. Read the speech
    • Asks why the Sweden Democrats changed their minds and dropped the requirement for labor market assessment. Criticizes that the party chooses a system controlled by employers instead of the needs of the labor market and questions how they explain this to their LO members. Read the speech
    • Argues that the purpose is not to tighten labor immigration but to create a fair system. Criticizes SD for betraying the wage earners and adapting to the business community in several issues. Read the speech

63. Deportation obstacles: M wants centers, V wants permits

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:17 om praktiska verkställighetshinder · 18 November 2022

    • Criticizes that people end up in limbo without rights when deportation decisions cannot be enforced. Argues that the government worsens the shadow society and proposes residence permits as the only solution for this group. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government makes deportation decisions that cannot be carried out, which undermines legal certainty and creates undocumented status. Argues that the only solution for persons who cannot be deported is to grant residence permits. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government is worsening the shadow society through previous decisions. Criticizes the lack of legal certainty when deportation decisions are made to Afghanistan despite the fact that they cannot be enforced. Read the speech

64. Crime, infrastructure, economy, housing and climate debate

    Allmänpolitisk debatt · 19 October 2022

    • Criticizes the logic of calling people illegal and argues that the policy increases vulnerability. Asks if the speaker wants to make Sweden as bad as the countries people have fled from and emphasizes that children must be provided with sustenance and a roof over their heads. Read the speech
    • Asks if the member wants to make Sweden the world's most dangerous country. Argues that deportations cannot be carried out due to international conventions and asks if the government wants to sign agreements with the Taliban to be able to deport people. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the Moderaterna voted against a pension increase and argues that their labor market policy has increased the gaps in society. Argues that jobs are created through investments in welfare, healthcare, school, and housing instead of absolving themselves of responsibility. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the claim that Vänsterpartiet wants to squeeze out unemployment. Argues instead that the party wants to invest in school, welfare, housing construction and a climate transition that creates jobs. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's migration policy for creating division and racism by portraying refugees as a threat. Argues that the government avoids responsibility for the deterioration of the welfare state by pointing to immigration and instead wants to create a humane and welcoming refugee policy. Read the speech
    • Argues that the debate has been distorted by a racist and harsh tone. Claims that a majority of Swedes want families to be reunited and criticizes that the Moderaterna are tied to the Sverigedemokraterna's policy. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes that the Christian Democrats have moved away from their previous promise to protect the most vulnerable refugees through a quota refugee system. Argues that the current system is being torn apart by moving away from taking care of those with the greatest needs. Read the speech
    • Argues that the reduction of quota refugees leads to people falling into the hands of people smugglers. Criticizes that the opposing party is going straight into the hands of the people smugglers. Read the speech

Source: The Swedish Parliament. Kammarkoll is an independent service.