This weekend, demonstrations are being organized across the country, uniting people in protest against the recent high-profile deportations—an issue that seems to provoke even more outrage than shootings, the infiltration of institutions, and the looting of the welfare system.
The demonstrations are taking place in around 30 locations nationwide and are held under the slogan “For a humane migration policy – legally secure, predictable, and compassionate.”
“Promising that teenagers can stay until they are 21, and that the bill to revoke permanent residence permits won’t be submitted until the autumn, is just the tip of an iceberg of laws the government wants to push through,” it says.
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One of these places is Borlänge.
– It’s been boiling inside me for a long time, says Annelie Larsson, one of the organizers, to Borlänge Tidning.
– It’s not dignified. Absolutely absurd. As far as I know, no teenagers have been deported from Borlänge at the moment, but suddenly it could be your colleague or neighbor.
Better Thinking
The Borlänge demonstration takes place at 4 pm on Saturday, starting at Sveatorget and then moving towards Kupolen.
Annelie Larsson hopes many will turn out so a “foundation for better thinking” can be laid. She herself will carry a sign reading “No human being is illegal.”