In Sweden, tensions temper pride over refugee policy - News Summed Up

In Sweden, tensions temper pride over refugee policy


Stockholm, Sweden (CNN) With its brick and pastel-colored mid-rise apartment blocks, neatly-paved square and tree-lined streets, Rinkeby could be just about any town in Sweden. Crimes against MuslimsBetween 2012 and 2015, Sweden granted asylum to 101,925 refugees -- that's about 1% of the country's total population. Crime against Muslims in Sweden jumped by nearly 90% between 2012 and 2015, Swedish statistics show. "I'm very grateful to President Trump that he addressed this issue," says Mattias Karlsson, a lawmaker from the right-wing Sweden Democrat party. Lawmaker Mattias Karlsson of the right-wing Sweden Democrats says his country is in crisis.


Source: CNN February 23, 2017 12:33 UTC



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