Rejection of the proposition

The plan requires a humane refugee and asylum policy with generous criteria, rejects temporary and conditional residence permits, and puts children's best interests first. A proposal that tightens the support requirement, narrows humanitarian grounds, and raises the age limit for family reunification conflicts with all these commitments, so the plan supports rejection in its entirety. The plan also refutes the committee's claim that restrictiveness improves integration.

• uphold the right to asylumdecisive»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 on, we demand that only permanent residence permits shall be issued upon granted asylum.”
• humane refugee policy»Vänsterpartiet anser att den inhumana flyktingpolitik som råder, med tillfälliga och villkorade uppehållstillstånd, är en form av psykologiskt våld mot en redan utsatt grupp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that the inhumane refugee policy that prevails, with temporary and conditional residence permits, is a form of psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.”
• children's best interests first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party's policy must be designed so that the best interests of the child come first.”
• security improves integration»Det är inte genom tidsbegränsade uppehållstillstånd som integrationen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is not through time-limited residence permits that integration is improved.”

Rejecting the bill in its entirety would mean that the tightening of immigration policy that the election manifesto explicitly says remains firm is not carried out. The plan furthermore links stricter migration to breaking segregation and to better integration, and itself sets sharpened requirements such as language requirements for permanent residence permits. The party programme's protection for children and for a regulated but generous immigration softens the picture without outweighing it.

• firm tightened immigration policydecisive»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened immigration policy, and this line remains firm.”
• migration and poor integration»Sverige hade under lång tid en stor migration, samtidigt som integrationen inte har fungerat tillräckligt bra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden had for a long time large migration, while integration has not functioned well enough.”
• sharpened requirements for residence permits»Det bör även ställas språkkrav för att få permanent uppehållstillstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Language requirements should also be set for obtaining permanent residence permits.”
• generous and regulated immigration»Vi vill ha en generös och reglerad invandring.« (party programme ↗)“We want to have generous and regulated immigration.”

The plan's position is that the right of asylum should be defended, that families should be able to reunite and that no asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents. A proposal that narrows the exception from the maintenance requirement, tightens the humanitarian grounds and raises the age limit for family reunification conflicts with these commitments, as well as with the requirement for child impact analysis and legal certainty in the asylum process. Rejecting the proposal in its entirety is therefore the plan's position.

• defend the right of asylumdecisive»försvara asylrätten och kvotflyktingsystemet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“defend the right of asylum and the resettlement programme.”
• no separated families»att fler familjer ska kunna återförenas i Sverige. Inga asylsökande barn ska kunna skiljas från sina föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that more families should be able to reunite in Sweden. No asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents.”
• child impact analysis of decisions»beslut bör föregås av en barnkonsekvensanalys.« (party programme ↗)“decisions should be preceded by a child impact analysis.”
• legally secure asylum process»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal certainty in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI refugees and other vulnerable groups.”

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The plan establishes a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy and that the opportunity to seek asylum is a human right, which speaks against a tightening that separates children from parents for extended periods and limits humanitarian grounds. The plan's requirement that every child's rights be protected and that openness be defended when group is set against group underlies the rejection. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands substantively.

• generous and humane immigration policydecisive»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.”
• the child's rights are protected»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“It is particularly important to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• asylum as a human right»Att få söka sig en fristad och en försörjning, inte bara inom det land där man är född, utan också utanför landets gränser, är en mänsklig rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“The opportunity to seek asylum and a livelihood, not only within the country where one is born, but also outside the country's borders, is a human right.”
• openness against xenophobia»När andra ställer människa mot människa, grupp mot grupp, försvarar vi öppenheten, demokratin och principen om allas lika värde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When others set person against person, group against group, we defend openness, democracy and the principle of everyone's equal value.”

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 Sweden adopt immigration policy with legislation in line with other EU countries and that more contribute to their own self-support; to reject the entire proposition goes against that commitment. The raised age limit for family reunification also lies close to the plan's requirements for sharpened measures against honor-based thinking, virginity tests, and forced marriage trips. The party programme's protection of family reunification qualifies the assessment but does not justify a complete rejection.

• EU-aligned immigration legislationdecisive»Ska integrationen lyckas måste Sverige få en migrationspolitik med en lagstiftning i linje med andra EU-länder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For integration to succeed, Sweden must adopt immigration policy with legislation in line with other EU countries.”
• sharpened fight against honor-based oppression»straffen för hedersrelaterade brott skärpas och kriminaliseringen breddas till uttryck för hederstänkande såsom oskuldskontroller och uppfostringsresor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“sentences for honor-related crimes are increased and criminalization is expanded to include expressions of honor-based thinking such as virginity tests and forced marriage trips”
• requirement for self-support»Fler måste bidra – färre måste gå på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must contribute – fewer must rely on grants.”
• family reunification as asylum right»Familjeåterförening är en viktig del av asylrätten. Barn ska kunna återförenas med sina föräldrar.« (party programme ↗)“Family reunification is an important part of asylum rights. Children should be able to reunite with their parents.”

The counter-proposal demands that the entire government bill be rejected, that is, that stricter requirements for livelihood support, humanitarian grounds and age limits are not introduced. The election manifesto's stated line is a strict migration policy, which speaks against a total rejection. The party programme's requirement that families not be separated and that child perspective be considered mitigates but does not override that line.

• strict migration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• strict migration as an election promise»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 rejection decisions that lead to family separation shall not be made or enforced unless there are special grounds.”
• legally certain asylum process»åstadkomma korta handläggningstider, rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“achieve short processing times, legal certainty”

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The counter-proposal demands that the entire tightening be rejected, while the plan demands the opposite: reduced immigration, asylum legislation at the EU legal minimum level and clear requirements for those who come here. The plan also drives a zero tolerance against honour-based oppression and a ban on cousin marriages, which supports stricter family-link requirements rather than their preservation. The plan therefore provides no support for a rejection.

• significantly reduced asylum receptiondecisive»Antalet asylsökande till Sverige behöver minska betydligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of asylum seekers to Sweden needs to decrease significantly.”
• asylum law at the 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”
• counteract forced and honour-based marriage»Förbjuda kusinäktenskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prohibit cousin marriages”
• zero tolerance against honour-based oppression»Moderaterna vill införa en nolltolerans mot hedersbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moderaterna will introduce zero tolerance against honour crimes.”

The counter-proposal requires that the entire bill be rejected, that is, that no tightening of subsistence requirements, humanitarian grounds or age limits for family reunification be implemented. The plan requires the opposite: the strictest possible immigration legislation within the framework of European asylum rules and tightened requirements for family immigration. The plan also itself designates EU law as the outer limit, which does not support rejecting the tightening with reference to the conventions.

• striktast möjliga lagstiftningdecisive»Utifrån dessa principer vill Sverigedemokraterna utforma den striktast möjliga utlänningslagstiftningen som är möjlig inom ramen för de europeiska asylreglerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Based on these principles, Sweden Democrats want to formulate the strictest possible immigration legislation possible within the framework of European asylum rules.”
• skärpta anhörigkrav»Skärpa kraven för anhöriginvandring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten requirements for family immigration”
• skärpta integrationskrav»Kraven på invandrare att integreras i den svenska kulturen och samhället ska skärpas och medborgarskapet ska knytas till strikta villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The requirements for immigrants to integrate into Swedish culture and society shall be tightened and citizenship shall be tied to strict conditions.”
• anhörigregler mot segregation»Reglerna för anhöriginvandring måste vara utformade på ett sådant sätt att de inte bidrar till att skapa« (party programme ↗)“The rules for family immigration must be designed in such a way that they do not contribute to creating”