Migration & integration
Migration & integration

The annual cap on asylum seekers should be raised significantly above current levels.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 2 broadly agree and 6 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Sverige ska prioritera kvotflyktingar i flyktingmottagandet, det vill säga dem med störst skyddsbehov. Det stärker lagliga vägar framför illegala.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on Migration
Liberalerna Liberalerna
Strongly disagree
För att komma till rätta med skuggsamhället och integrationsproblemen behöver Sverige och EU föra en stram asylpolitik.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on Migration
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Strongly disagree
behöver Sverige fortsatt ha en stram migrationspolitik som är anpassad efter Sveriges integrationsförmåga.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Migration
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Higher caps allow Sweden to meet international protection obligations more fully than the current floor.
  • A larger intake can help fill labour shortages in sectors struggling to recruit workers.
  • Recent caps were set during peak strain — current capacity may permit a more generous level.
Against
  • Reception, housing, and integration capacity remains stretched after the 2015–2016 cohort.
  • Higher intake without integration investment risks repeating the welfare and labour-market gaps of the past decade.
  • Sweden has accepted a high share by EU standards and can argue for redistribution rather than further intake.
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