Support for civil society

The plan states that asylum rights can never be compromised and that Sweden should act for refugees' rights, and the programme that needs should be determining for all residents of Sweden regardless of residence permit. Conditioning public support so that organizations helping people without legal residence are excluded directly contradicts these commitments. The plan therefore rejects the counter-proposal's demands.

• inviolable asylum rightsdecisive»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 be issued upon granted asylum”
• support regardless of residence permit»Behoven, inte betalningsförmågan ska vara avgörande, vilket gäller alla boende i Sverige oavsett om« (party programme ↗)“Needs, not ability to pay should be determining, which applies to all residents of Sweden regardless of whether”
• defend refugees' rights»När rasismen växer, länder sluter sig och EU bygger murar ska Sverige agera för flyktingars rättigheter och försvara asylrätten både i Sverige och internationellt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When racism grows, countries close themselves and EU builds walls Sweden should act for refugees' rights and defend asylum rights both in Sweden and internationally”
• generous asylum policy»med generösa kriterier för flyktingskap och asyl« (party programme ↗)“with generous criteria for refugee status and asylum”

The plan sees civil society as the foundation of democracy and states that Sweden shall offer a safe haven to people fleeing persecution, based on the principle that all human beings have equal value. Conditioning public support so that organizations are punished for humanitarian work with people without residence permits contradicts this. That immigration policy has been tightened is an opposing commitment, but it is directed at the regulatory framework, not at civil society's activities.

• civil society bears democracydecisive»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and living civil society is the foundation of democracy.”
• safe haven»Sverige ska erbjuda en trygg fristad åt människor som tvingas fly från förföljelse och våld.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall offer a safe haven to people forced to flee persecution and violence.”
• equal value of all people»Socialdemokraterna kommer aldrig att medverka till att ge makt åt Sverigedemokraterna, ett parti som inte står upp för alla människors lika värde och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Social Democrats will never participate in giving power to the Sweden Democrats, a party that does not stand up for the equal value and rights of all people.”
• stricter immigration policy»Gå till botten med orsakerna till boendesegrega tionen. Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get to the bottom of the causes of residential segregation. We have tightened immigration policy, and this line stands firm.”

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The plan states that life as undocumented must never be a life without rights, that no human is illegal, and that the party wants a society where no one is forced to live as undocumented. Cutting public support for civil society organizations that help undocumented people directly conflicts with these commitments and with the plan's defence of asylum rights. The counter-proposal's requirement is therefore rejected.

• undocumented are not rightlessdecisive»Livet som papperslös i Sverige får aldrig vara ett liv« (party programme ↗)“Life as undocumented in Sweden must never be a life”
• no one is illegal»Ingen människa är illegal« (party programme ↗)“No human is illegal”
• no one should live undocumented»Vi vill ha ett samhälle där ingen tvingas leva« (party programme ↗)“We want a society where no one is forced to live”
• defended asylum rights»försvara asylrätten och kvotflyktingsystemet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“defend asylum rights and the refugee quota system”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's basic stance on the migration issue is open borders and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy, which speaks against conditioning support to civil society on the basis that organisations meet people without residence rights. The plan also requires that civil society has an independent role and that policy maintains arm's length distance. That the state steers away from humanitarian efforts also approaches what the plan rejects as collective punishment.

• humane refugee 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.”
• civil society's independence»Det civila samhället måste ha en självständig roll« (party programme ↗)“Civil society must have an independent role”
• arm's length distance»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle. Politiken ska bidra till goda förutsättningar men hålla armlängds avstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones of a vital civil society. Policy shall contribute to good conditions but maintain arm's length distance.”
• no to collective punishment»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

The plan establishes that undocumented people have fundamental human rights and, as long as they are here, shall have access to education and healthcare and be protected against exploitation; cutting support to organizations that help them goes against that. The plan also requires that the public respect civil society's independence. That those without asylum grounds shall leave the country is, however, the plan's line, but that condition is directed at the asylum process and not at civil society's contribution.

• undocumented people's fundamental rightsdecisive»ska de ha tillgång till skolgång och sjukvård och skyddas mot exploatering.« (party programme ↗)“shall they have access to education and healthcare and be protected against exploitation.”
• undocumented people are not without rights»Många människor lever utan tillstånd i Sverige, så kallade papperslösa.« (party programme ↗)“Many people live without permits in Sweden, so-called undocumented people.”
• civil society's independence»Det offentliga ska i sin samverkan med civilsamhället respektera civilsamhällets oberoende.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall, in its cooperation with civil society, respect civil society's independence.”
• those without grounds shall leave»Asylrätten ska värnas där den med asylskäl ska stanna och den utan skäl lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right to asylum shall be protected such that the one with asylum grounds shall stay and the one without grounds leaves the country.”

The election manifesto establishes that a strict migration policy is required, and the party programme that democratically made decisions and laws shall be followed. The plan also accepts that public support is conditioned on the activity standing in accordance with basic values. That public funds shall not facilitate for persons without right to reside in the country to stay thereby follows from the plan, with civil society's independence as a reservation.

• strict migration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to tackle integration problems and social exclusion.”
• decisions and laws shall be followed»En förutsättning för ett fungerande demokratiskt samhälle är att demokratiskt fattade beslut följs och att lagar efterlevs.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for a functioning democratic society is that democratically made decisions are followed and that laws are obeyed.”
• support conditioned on basic values»Stöd ska därför utgå till de trossamfund som bedriver verksamhet vars karaktär och ändamål står i överensstämmelse med grundläggande principer om att varje människa är unik och att alla människor har samma absoluta och okränkbara värde.« (party programme ↗)“Support shall therefore go to the faith communities that conduct activities whose character and purpose stand in accordance with basic principles about every human being being unique and that all humans have the same absolute and inviolable value.”
• independence of voluntary organizations»Det är viktigt att politiker och offentliga tjänstemän inser att ideella organisationer är fristående från den offentliga sektorn« (party programme ↗)“It is important that politicians and public officials realize that voluntary organizations are independent from the public sector”

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 plan's decisive commitment is that the person who received a no on their asylum application should leave the country as soon as possible, because the alternative is a growing shadow society. The plan also wants to stop payments of public funds to extremists and to organizations that oppose society's fundamental values, and states that a no is always a no. Therefore the plan supports the requirement that public support does not go to organizations that facilitate persons without right to remain in the country to stay.

• rejected must leave the countrydecisive»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Of utmost importance is that the person who receives a no on their asylum application leaves the country as soon as possible.”
• counter shadow society»Vi riskerar annars ett växande skuggsamhälle, med social utsatthet, illegalt arbete och brottslighet – där särskilt barn drabbas hårt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We risk otherwise a growing shadow society, with social vulnerability, illegal work and crime - where especially children suffer greatly.”
• conditional public support»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of public funds to extremists”
• a no is a no»om ett land där ett ja är ett ja, men ett nej också alltid är ett« (party programme ↗)“a country where a yes is a yes, but a no is always a”

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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 plan wants to combat the shadow economy with more controls and deportations and sets as a benchmark that more without the right to stay in the country should return than are granted asylum. That public support should not go to organizations that facilitate for persons without the right to stay to stay follows directly from that commitment, in line with the plan's requirement to condition public grants. The plan also addresses the committee's reasons on which organizations should receive state grants.

• combat the shadow economydecisive»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow economy and illegal migration with more controls and more deportations”
• net minus and returning»Riktmärket under överskådlig tid ska vara att fler av de som befinner sig i Sverige illegalt eller saknar anknytning till det svenska samhället varje år återvänder, än de som beviljas asyl från utanför vårt närområde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The benchmark over a foreseeable time should be that more of those who are in Sweden illegally or lack connection to Swedish society each year return, than those granted asylum from outside our region.”
• rejected asylum seekers 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 ↗)“Many have also been rejected in their asylum application but still chosen to stay, been able to take part in welfare and contributed to the development of the so-called shadow economy.”
• conditioned public support»Stoppa statligt stöd till extremistiska organisationer och andra grupper som verkar segregerande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop state support to extremist organizations and other groups working to segregate”