Government's Legislative Proposals

The party programme demands an asylum assessment that is individual and legally sound under dignified conditions and criteria that reduce legal vulnerability, which is the core of the counter-proposal's objection that stricter limitation rules drive more into the shadow society. The election manifesto demands permanent residence permits and rejects time-limited permits as an integration pathway, which speaks for keeping the switch. The plan also demands that the best interests of the child be weighed, which affects the risk of children being indirectly affected by parents' re-entry bans.

• legally sound and individual assessmentdecisive»sin rätt till en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga« (party programme ↗)“their right to an individual and legally sound assessment under dignified”
• asylum rights and permanent permits»Rätten att söka asyl kan aldrig tummas på, vi kräver att endast permanenta uppehållstillstånd ska utfärdas vid beviljad asyl.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right to seek asylum can never be compromised; we demand that only permanent residence permits shall be issued when asylum is granted.”
• permanent existence enables belonging»det är genom en trygg och permanent tillvaro i samhället som vi människor rotar oss« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it is through a secure and permanent existence in society that we human beings take root”
• the best interests of the child in every case»barnkonventionen och principen att i varje läge se till barnets« (party programme ↗)“the convention on the rights of the child and the principle that in every situation the best interests of the”

The plan establishes that migration policy has been tightened and that the line is firm, and that labour immigration should be limited. The counter-proposal wants to retain current rules on expiry and change of accommodation and restrict re-entry bans, which goes against that line. The party programme's requirement for generous but regulated immigration and that the child's best interests be considered in all decisions motivates individual assessments, which the bill allows, rather than rejections.

• tightened migration policydecisive»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line is firm.”
• limited labour immigration»Arbetskraftsinvandringen ska begränsas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Labour immigration should be limited.”
• generous but regulated immigration»Vi vill ha en generös och reglerad invandring.« (party programme ↗)“We want generous and regulated immigration.”
• the child's best interests in all decisions»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children should have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

The plan requires strengthened legal security in the asylum process, restrictive use of forced returns and that no asylum-seeking children be separated from their parents. Tightened statute of limitations rules and long re-entry bans that strike against attachment and indirectly against children go against these commitments, and the plan also wants to make it easier to seek residence permits from within Sweden, which speaks for retaining the track change. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's objections.

• secure asylum processdecisive»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal security in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI refugees and other vulnerable groups”
• children not separated from parents»Inga asylsökande barn ska kunna skiljas från sina föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents.”
• permits sought from within Sweden»Det behöver bli enklare att söka uppehållstillstånd direkt ifrån Sverige, i stället för att människor ska tvingas åka tillbaka till det gamla hemlandet« (party programme ↗)“It needs to become easier to seek residence permits directly from Sweden, instead of people having to be forced to return to the old homeland”
• restrictive forced returns»Tvångsavvisningar ska användas oerhört restriktivt.« (party programme ↗)“Forced returns shall be used extremely restrictively.”

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The party programme makes asylum possibility a protection for fundamental freedoms and rights and binds the party to a generous and humane migration policy, with children's rights as the starting point in decisions. Tightened prescription rules, long re-entry bans and abolished return corridors run counter to this and to the election manifesto's demand that everyone shall be able to have their case heard. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's objections.

• asylum as protection for rightsdecisive»Så länge det finns regimer som kränker fundamentala medmänskliga principer är möjligheten till asyl ett sätt« (party programme ↗)“As long as there are regimes that breach fundamental humanitarian principles is the possibility of asylum a way”
• generous and humane migration policy»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”
• right to have case heard»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who lives in Sweden shall be able to have their case heard.”
• children's rights»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall take the individual's perspective. Of the greatest importance are then children's rights and perspectives.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto requires that anyone without asylum grounds leaves the country, that more people awaiting deportation are held in detention and that Swedish migration legislation is in line with other EU countries; tightened prescription rules and re-entry bans move in that direction. The counter-proposal's objections regarding proportionality and children's situation have some support in the programme's asylum section, which makes the basis weak. Overall the most recent plan speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.

• without asylum grounds leaves the countrydecisive»Asylrätten ska värnas där den med asylskäl ska stanna och den utan skäl lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Asylum rights shall be valued where those with asylum grounds shall stay and those without grounds leave the country.”
• effective return»Fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More people awaiting both deportation and deportation shall be held in detention.”
• EU-aligned migration legislation»Ska integrationen lyckas måste Sverige få en migrationspolitik med en lagstiftning i linje med andra EU-länder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If integration is to succeed Sweden must have a migration policy with legislation in line with other EU countries.”
• children's asylum grounds respected»Särskild hänsyn ska tas till barns egna asylskäl, och ensamkommande barn ska särskilt värnas.« (party programme ↗)“Particular consideration shall be given to children's own asylum grounds, and unaccompanied children shall particularly be protected.”

The counter-proposal requires that tightened prescription rules, longer repatriation bans and eliminated safe third country transfers be stopped. The election manifesto's commitment to a strict immigration policy supports the stance and argues against such relaxation. The party programme's protection against family separation provides some support for the objection about children who are indirectly affected, but the election manifesto is the most recent and most binding expression of the party's line.

• strict immigration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict immigration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• strict migration prioritized»EN STRAM MIGRATION« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A STRICT MIGRATION”
• protection against family separation»Utvisnings- och avvisningsbeslut som leder till familjesplittring ska inte fattas eller verkställas, såvida inte synnerliga skäl finns.« (party programme ↗)“Expulsion and refusal decisions that lead to family separation shall not be made or executed, unless exceptional reasons exist.”
• decisions shall be executed»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the laws shall therefore be maintained”

The plan wants to abolish track-switching and requires that a person who received rejection leaves the country quickly, precisely to counter a growing shadow economy. The counter-proposal wants to retain track-switching and ease prescriptions and re-entry rules by reference to the shadow economy, which is the opposite conclusion from the same problem description. The plan also states that asylum legislation should be at the EU law minimum level. The demand is rejected.

• abolish track-switchingdecisive»Avskaffa möjligheten till spårbyte, det vill säga möjligheten för en person som fått avslag på sin asylansökan att i stället få ett arbetstillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the possibility of track-switching, that is, the possibility for a person whose asylum application was rejected to instead receive a work permit”
• counter the shadow economy»Vi riskerar annars ett växande skuggsamhälle, med social utsatthet, illegalt arbete och brottslighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Otherwise we risk a growing shadow economy, with social vulnerability, illegal work and crime”
• rejected applicants must leave the country»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is of the utmost importance that a person whose asylum application has been rejected leaves the country as soon as possible.”
• asylum law at EU's minimum level»Anpassa asyllagstiftningen efter den rättsliga miniminivån enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt asylum legislation to the legal minimum level according to EU law”

The election manifesto requires lowered thresholds for detention and executed deportations, the strictest possible immigration legislation and that the shadow society is combated with more checks and deportations. The counter-proposal opposes sharpened rules of limitation and longer re-entry bans and wants to retain the track change, i.e. the opposite of the plan's line. That rejected applicants have stayed and built the shadow society is precisely the development the plan wants to break.

• strictest possible immigration actdecisive»Skärpa reglerna i utlänningslagen till striktas möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharpen the rules in the Aliens Act to the strictest possible level according to EU law”
• more executed deportations»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for detention and deportation of persons and for executing deportations also need to be lowered.”
• combat the shadow society»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow society and illegal migration with more checks and more deportations”
• rejected applicants who stay»Många har dessutom fått avslag på sin asylansökan men ändå valt att stannat, kunnat ta del av välfärden och bidragit till framväxten av det så kallade skuggsamhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, many have been rejected in their asylum applications but nonetheless chosen to stay, been able to access welfare and contributed to the emergence of the so-called shadow society.”