You did mention in your presentation that many of those labour migrants who came to Sweden after the 2008 labour migration law applied for asylum as well.
Yes, many of those did, but the number was low. There is still such a small part of the refugee and asylum-seeking numbers that it's not an issue actually. First, if half of the refugees come through the labour migration system, then we could have a problem. It could be an issue, if they don't get a job. But if they are employed, then probably everyone will think it's good for the country.
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- Labour migration conference 2015: challenges for migrant workers in Denmark
- Labour migration conference 2015: integration of the second and third generations of migrants
- Labour migration conference 2015: immigration as a challenge for the Nordic Welfare Model
- Presentations from the labour migration conference 2015
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- Nordic-Baltic labour migration and population development project