OPINION • Yesterday, the Swedish parliament voted in favor of revoking the citizenship of dual nationals who obtained citizenship on false grounds or have been convicted of crimes that seriously harm Sweden’s vital interests. The Social Democrats’ coalition partners in C, V, and MP voted against it. So without a Tidö victory in the election, we’ll have to keep these individuals in the country.

The bill on revoked citizenship is, as so often, the result of SD’s pressure on the issue. It has been the party’s goal for a long time. However, the proposal is limited to those with dual citizenship, which is a clear weakness.

A large portion of today’s gang criminals are born in Sweden—a result of the demographic effects of mass immigration. According to the government, the number of active gang criminals is approximately 17,500, and those considered to have connections to gang crime are about 50,000.

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The mapping shows that a vast majority, 81 percent, of active gang criminals have Swedish citizenship. The proportion with dual or foreign citizenship is 19 percent, of which 8 percent also have Swedish citizenship.

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If you start with 17,500 people, only 1,400 of them can be deported under the new rules. That number rises to 4,000 if you also include those with connections. It is, of course, far better than what we would have had under a left-wing government, but still not enough.

The Social Democrats’ Coalition Voted No

But unfortunately, society and the other parties are hung up on the idea that no one should become stateless. I’ve never understood the problem. In the end, it’s not Sweden’s problem. Better to get rid of them, send them to a third country we arrange an agreement with, and then the matter is closed. We should not feel sympathy or concern for them.

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Anyway. The bill is a step forward and would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. There’s no denying that SD has managed to shift the center of Swedish politics—at least in some respects. That the proposal is not more far-reaching is probably due to the other Tidö parties.

So yesterday the proposal was debated and then voted on. Central parts of the Social Democrats’ intended future coalition—MP, V, and C—distinguished themselves by either voting against or abstaining in the vote. Hardly surprising. With a Social Democrat government, we would hardly have seen the improvements we see now.

That, and much more, is worth remembering as election day approaches.

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