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Spaldy said:
What's the source on this? Because the ECHR does not ban any EU state from carrying out deportations.
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Twitter, many articles on google (InfoMigrants, AP News, Euro news etc.) also I asked google DI:

Yes, Denmark is significantly strengthening its immigration policies and has announced new, stricter measures for the deportation of criminal immigrants, with major reforms scheduled to take effect on May 1, 2026. The government aims to make deportation the standard outcome for non-citizens convicted of serious crimes.

Key Aspects of the New Deportation Policy (Effective May 2026):

  • Automatic Deportation: Foreigners sentenced to at least one year of "unconditional" imprisonment for serious crimes—including aggravated assault and sexual violence—will face automatic deportation, regardless of their ties to Denmark.
  • Removing Discretion: The new law limits judicial discretion, ending the system where courts weighed factors such as length of residence or family ties to prevent deportation.
  • Addressing the "30% Gap": The government cited data showing that about 30% of foreign criminals receiving such sentences over the past five years were not deported.
  • Monitoring and Enforcement: Criminal foreigners who resist deportation will be fitted with GPS ankle monitors, and a specialized "deportation ambassador" will be appointed to manage the process.
  • Alternative Returns: Denmark intends to work more closely with countries such as Syria and Afghanistan to increase deportations.

    Broader Immigration Tightening in 2026:
    • Stricter Citizenship Requirements: Citizenship processes are under review, with only one naturalization round planned for 2026, creating more uncertainty.
    • Higher Fees & Salary Thresholds: From January 1, 2026, Denmark increased application fees and raised minimum salary thresholds for foreign workers.
    • Reduced Work Options: The "Positive Lists" (jobs with labor shortages) have been reduced, and non-EU students in certain programs now face stricter limits on working and job searching.
    • Challenges and Controversy:
      Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has acknowledged that these policies—designed to prioritize public safety over the rights of certain migrants—may directly conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The government has signaled its willingness to challenge these conventions in court, aiming to change legal practice regarding deportation.
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I support such measures - adapt and thrive, or go home.
 
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Onhell said:
Is Europe's colonization and later exploitation of half the planet biting them in the ass yet?
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Yeah, Europe now has to get down on its knees and atone for all the sins of its forefathers.

If anyone is biting Europe in the ass these days, it's the shortsightedness of its own politicians. For example, pouring money and technology into China's economy, shutting down its own nuclear power plants, and doing "business as usual" with dictators, just to name a few.

Honestly, sometimes the collective West seems to me a little bit like that delusional “energy field master” on the right in the video below.
 
UpTheIrons said:
So mass migration is a punishment for the sins of generations of Western Europeans past? Interesting framing.
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It's not punishment, it's consequence. A blend of historical continuity, policies and geopolitics in a capitalistic environment. But still, if the laws in EU were protecting and prioritising its people, as other countries do, there would not be such mass migrations. But EU needs cheap labor and it needs a pool of people to give births to the next generation of EU citizens therefore people mass migrate to EU but not UAE or China. It's easy to do it in EU because EU made it easy for them by design.
 
____no5 said:
It's not punishment, it's consequence. A blend of historical continuity, policies and geopolitics in a capitalistic environment. But still, if the laws in EU were protecting and prioritising its people, as other countries do, there would not be such mass migrations. But EU needs cheap labor and it needs a pool of people to give births to the next generation of EU citizens therefore people mass migrate to EU but not UAE or China. It's easy to do it in EU because EU made it easy for them by design.
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True, this seems a more realistic appraisal, but European countries that never had a colonial history in Africa or the Middle East are bearing the brunt all the same. So the portrayal of migration as 'just desserts' is very non-sensical to me, and seems to come from a place of resentment.
 
UpTheIrons said:
True, this seems a more realistic appraisal, but European countries that never had a colonial history in Africa or the Middle East are bearing the brunt all the same.
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Yes, because as those non-colonial European countries align themselves with the bigger project (EU) which is steered and pretty much defined by ex-colonial powers they are facing the consequences.

The worst is that for some major decisions i.e., entering Eurozone, there was no referendum in many if not most of the countries.
Though there was at least one case when the government did exactly the opposite of what referendum was dictating, i.e., the referendum in Greece in 2015 where the people voted no to EU imposed measures despite the huge brainwashing attempt by the media & status quo. Following that referendum the government true to its word didn't follow what troika (EU-IMF-ECB ) was asking: The final measures were even worse than before the referendum, as the EU-IMF-ECB seized the opportunity to punish Greek people for voting no.

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2015 Greek bailout referendum - Wikipedia

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