{"id":1202,"date":"2018-09-05T18:15:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabledrefugeeswelcome.se\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2019-02-18T14:27:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:27:56","slug":"stora-forhoppningar-pa-mottagarutredningens-forslag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test1.disabledrefugeeswelcome.se\/en\/2018\/09\/stora-forhoppningar-pa-mottagarutredningens-forslag\/","title":{"rendered":"High hopes for the proposals from the Inquiry on the reception and housing of applicants for asylum and newly arrived migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KiY8_SPx5cI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the live broadcasting of DRW\u2019s seminar at the Almedalen Week here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Better interviews from the start, and better cooperation between authorities; these were often the proposed solutions to the problems discussed at Disabled Refugees Welcomes\u2019s seminar at the Almedalen Week. Non-normative abilities and needs for support should be identified at an early stage with this method. <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anders Kessling, State Secretary to the Minister for Employment and Integration Ylva Johansson (S), called for better cooperation between different authorities, for example, between the Swedish Public Employment Service and Health and Medical Services. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The individuals are often forced to negotiate the system by themselves which often is hugely burdensome. We need to become better at supporting individuals with this. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johanna J\u00f6nsson, Member of Parliament and spokesperson on migration issues (C) have high hopes on the Inquiry on the reception and housing of applicants for asylum and newly arrived migrants, which, according to her, has remedies for a \u201dwhole series of issues\u201d. The inquiry proposes, among other things, that the newcomers should stay at the same place during the first weeks, where representatives for different authorities also will be present. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would mean a more organised reception where all the different agencies are on location and help each other take stock and formulate an action plan, so each individual gets the support that person needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>\u201dWork is the linchpin\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sooz Romero, method developer at DRW, raised the issue of societal attitudes, that newcomers are \u201dtalked about as if they do not want to work but have come here to live on benefits\u201d. Sooz means that we politically have embraced this discourse and that the New Moderates\u2019 proposal, where newcomers would need to qualify before receiving social insurance benefits (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/assistanskoll.se\/20180630-Bolling-DRW-Mforslag-forsemrar-integrationen.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as reported by Assistanskoll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), is part of this. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unemployment in this group is sky high because the individuals do not get the support they need and workplaces are inaccessible. How can you expect them to live up to criteria that are not adapted to them?, asked Sooz.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johanna J\u00f6nsson responded that The Centre Party also have similar proposals and that some of these proposals already have been implemented, in cooperation with the government. Newcomers cannot have \u201dlarger advantages than if you are a resident in Sweden\u201d, she said. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it is essential to acknowledge the pre-conditions individuals have. Of course, support must exist if you suffer poor mental health or have other non-normative abilities (a.k.a. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impairments)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are excluded from the labour market. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anders Kessling said that \u201dwork is the linchpin\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective is to get everybody working; this is what we dedicate most time to. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moderator, Stefan Sundqvist, DHR gave a reminder that the obstacles for disabled people generally are much higher, which is visible, for example, in the unemployment statistics where unemployment for disabled people on average is 80 per cent irrespective of the market situation. Anders Kessling responded that this is why it is crucial with a special policy for the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is precisely why it is essential to detect pre-conditions by stocktaking and that this is done efficiently because otherwise, you lose the whole toolbox.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Anders Kessling and Johanna J\u00f6nsson strongly object to the idea of \u201dwe and them\u201d and the view that newcomers do not want to work. Johanna J\u00f6nsson also said that she hears \u201dsuch noise\u201d now and again. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when I meet newcomers, I encounter frustration that you are not allowed to get started, that the systems do not work and that you do not get the jobs you apply for. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Frequent relocations<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another big problem is that newcomers are forced to relocate several times. Jamie <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolling, project manager, DRW recounted that a young woman with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extensive non-normative abilities <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had to relocate seven times during a year. Sverker \u00c5gren, an audience member with experience of working at the Swedish Migration Agency, said that the problems had severely increased during the latter years, and he did not subscribe to the argument that this was only due to the large numbers of newcomers during these years. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pace of relocations has increased dramatically during the latest year due to many accommodation units closing down. And this is controlled by the government and their directives. Every task directed at helping these people demands continuity and close contact \u2013 this gets destroyed when you are moved around like it is done today. These people suffer tremendously. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anders Kessling said that this is of course not acceptable, but the Swedish Migration Agency is in charge of this issue. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Swedish Migration Agency, the main driving force is all the public procurements and that you have to follow a specific decommissioning process. Also, the Migration Agency are re-organising their accommodations, so it has nothing to do with any governmental directives. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johanna J\u00f6nsson said that the relocations are a problem for the entire society and pointed, among other things, to schools that have not been able to plan their activities and authorities unable to work long-term. She brings up the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inquiry on the reception and housing of applicants for asylum and newly arrived immigrants<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> again. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a proposal that you will get an assigned municipal placement much earlier so that you do not have to stress about whether to stay or not, if you yourself do not want to move. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Family reunification<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One issue where the Social Democrats and the Centre Party differ from each other concerns restrictions on family reunification. The issue is really applicable for all newcomers but, as Sooz Romero said, &#8220;as usual it hits much harder against disabled people&#8221;. Johanna J\u00f6nsson noted that the Centre Party is totally against these restrictions, and are highly critical of the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major problem is that the government now prevent families from reuniting and we have people here who live without their children and closest family members. And the people left behind in the country of origin have an extremely vulnerable situation and are just waiting to come here. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anders Kessling responded that they want to wait for the decision at the EU-level, and continues:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have to be honest and say that this works against an establishment. It was done to bring down the number of asylum seekers, so we have to own up to that. These were difficult and unpopular decisions. We believe that permanent residence permits with a right to family reunification are absolutely the best. We have had this for a long time, but we it was not possible this time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next summer the Temporary Reception of Asylum Seekers Act expires, and then Johanna J\u00f6nsson wants to see a change:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the agreement that then has to be made, we must live up to all the obligations we have but also to the fundamentally humane in letting families live together, Johanna J\u00f6nsson said. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anders Kessling said that the Social Democrats was open for discussions after the election.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have to attempt to form those broad majorities that are possible both to maintain order within migration policies and a good establishment. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text (in original Swedish) Erik Tillander<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">erik@assistanskoll.se<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the live broadcasting of DRW\u2019s seminar at the Almedalen Week here Better interviews from the start, and better cooperation between authorities; these were often the proposed solutions to the problems discussed at Disabled Refugees Welcomes\u2019s seminar at the Almedalen Week. 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