Røe Isaksen alerts of the dramatic consequences of immigration
Høyres (Right) Torbjørn Røe Isaksen believes that the low level of occupational participation among many immigrants will undermine the welfare state. During a seminar…
Immigration
Fewer people are being deported from the country
So far this year, the Police Immigration Unit (PU) has deported 4,579 people out of the country. This is a decline of 30 percent from…
Immigration was the important issue for voters during this year’s parliamentary elections
For 28% of voters during this year’s parliamentary elections, immigration was the important issue when they voted. That’s more than doubling than during the election…
Lowest net immigration since 2006
So far this year, net immigration in Norway is at the lowest it’s been since 2006. The arrival of fewer labour immigrants from Eastern…
Immigration will cost NOK 10,000 extra per person by 2100
New research from Statistics Norway (SSB) shows that Immigration to Norway will cost 10,000 extra per person in tax every year, from 2025. One…
Frp voters believe Norwegian values are threatened
Eight out of ten Frp voters believe Norwegian values are threatened Nearly 80 percent of the Frp voters believe that Norwegian values and traditions are…
Norway drops a place on immigration top ten list
Norway is in 6th position in a new USA report describing living conditions for immigrants in a large number of countries. Sweden is at…
Reduced labour immigration
A total of 50 500 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway in 2016. Immigration due to refuge showed the highest increase, while labour immigration showed…
High refugee immigration
The highest immigration growth in 2016 was among persons from Syria who, in the wake of the refugee crisis, ended up in Norway. Around 9 500…
More than half view immigration as beneficial
Survey indicate that the majority believe immigration is good for Norway In a new survey from Ipsos, 53% of respondents answered that they think immigration…
Lowest net immigration in ten years
700 in 2016. The growth is mainly due to increased immigration from war-torn Syria. In 2015, 4 000 more Syrians arrived in Norway than left,…
Immigration will soften the rules on naturalization
UDI wants to change the law so that children are not penalized for something that happened before they were born in naturalization cases. UDI director…
Immigration interviews minors via Skype
In anticipation of better age tests the Norwegian Department of Immigration (UDI) puts more emphasis on asylum interviews to determine the age of minors. Many…
Nearly half the population are critical of the government’s immigration management
The government’s handling of immigration and integration policy gets the thumbs down from almost half of those questioned in a new poll. 47.4 % of…
Selection: Immigration could threaten support for the welfare state
– Immigration can challenge the bipartisan support of the welfare state land structure in Norway, says Professor Grete Brochmann. Professor Grete Brochmann has led the…
Economy explains skepticism toward immigration
The most vulnerable in the labour market are the most negative toward immigration. This is what is shown in a new study conducted in Norway…
Immigration before school age gives better chances in Norway
The younger children are when they immigrate, the better chance they have of surviving in Norway. This is in respect to job prospects, income and…
Rising scepticism about immigration among the Norwegian population
A third of the population believes it should be more difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain a residence permit in Norway, according to…
Listhaug: – The third world cannot all come to Norway
Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug says she will tighten Norwegian immigration a few more notches. -The Whole world cannot move to Norway, she says. The solution…
Trandum-physician posted critical messages about immigration online
One of the doctors’ responsible for health services at the Police Immigration Detention Centre in Trandum, on several occasions expressed criticism of immigration policy, and…
