MP driver att asylsökande ska få arbeta direkt.
Migration & integration
Migration & integration
Asylum seekers should have the right to work from day one of their application.
Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 4 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.
Where the parties stand
Riksdag parties
V driver att asylsökande ska ha rätt att arbeta direkt vid ankomst.
C stödjer att asylsökande får arbeta tidigt; arbete som integrationsväg.
L ser arbete som integrationens motor och stödjer tidig arbetsrätt.
S balanserar arbetsrätt mot oro för svartarbete; ingen entydig linje för rätt att arbeta dag ett.
KD är försiktiga med tidig arbetsrätt för asylsökande.
M är försiktiga med utökad rätt att arbeta för asylsökande.
SD motsätter sig tidig arbetsrätt för asylsökande.
Smaller parties
Stopp för förmåner till illegala invandrare … invandringspolitiken ska utgå från Sveriges behov.
Arguments
Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.
For
- Early work participation reduces welfare costs and helps people learn Swedish in a working environment.
- Long waits in idle reception create lasting harm to integration outcomes even after a positive decision.
- Many asylum seekers bring skills the labour market needs and should not waste while awaiting decisions.
Against
- Granting work rights before status determination may pull more applications, including unfounded ones.
- Employers may struggle to invest in training someone whose right to remain is not yet established.
- Current rules already allow work after a few months once identity is verified — the main issue is processing speed.
More on Migration & integration
- The annual cap on asylum seekers should be raised significantly above current levels.
- Citizenship should require passing a Swedish-language test at intermediate level.
- Permanent residence permits should replace temporary ones as the default.
- Family reunification rules should be tightened further.
- Sweden should restore an active labour-immigration pathway for skilled workers.
- Newly granted residents should not get priority access to public housing.
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