Ghettoes, burqas and niqabs are banned, while asylum-seeker numbers have been reduced greatly – all in the name of integration
The Danes are proud of displaying their national flag. Photo: Getty
I paid a visit to the Danish parliament in recent years – the location familiarly known as Borgen, after the hugely popular TV series of that name – and was astonished to hear Social Democrat politicians firmly uphold their country’s tough laws on immigration and asylum. And tough, even harsh, these indeed are.
Immigrants in Denmark are not allowed to form “ghettoes”: people have been evicted from their homes, and even housing estates have been pulled down to avoid “non-western” congregation. Assets such as jewellery may be confiscated so as to contribute to a refugee’s upkeep. Those seeking asylum from war-torn countries must return to their native land if peace is restored.