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I'm sure an overwhelming number of unaccompanied minor refugees are in fact adults claiming to be 17. /s

beagle3 9y ago
Don't be so sure they aren't. They have every incentive in the world to lie. They already violated international law once by seeking refugee status in Sweden instead of first peaceful port. Either way, even if they are just 16, it does not change the fact that two years later, the vast majority of adult refugees are male.
raverbashing 9y ago
"but a study using dental tests in Norway revealed that 9 out of 10 underage refugee children were actually older than 18." https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=3488628 https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&ar...
- Hasknewbie 9y ago
  Dude, you are quoting an unsourced study about Norway from an article written in 2010.
  - raverbashing 9y ago
    Do you really think the profile is different now? Do you really think people won't lie to get an advantage Naivete is strong it seems
Yetanfou 9y ago
Sweden has started doing medical age tests on migrants who claim to be minors. The tests are still voluntary and the results are not binding in any way. The first results are in with the 'expected' results: 76% of those claiming to be minors are in fact over the age of 18. they tested 581 asylum seekers (96% were men, 4% women). 442 of them (430 men, 12 women) were over 18 according to the test results. 5 of them (all women) were possibly over the age of 18. 134 of them (133 men, 1 woman) were possibly under the age of 18. None of them were certainly under the age of 18. So, yes, those who expected the majority to lie about their age have been proven correct. https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedomningarna-klara/ https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedom...
- Yetanfou 9y ago
  Just to get back with some new data points: https://nyheteridag.se/nya-siffror-over-80-procent-av-testade-asylsokare-over-18-ar/ https://nyheteridag.se/nya-siffror-over-80-procent-av-testad... Just over 83% is considered to be over 18, ~1% is likely to be over 18, 16% is possibly younger than 18.

Don't be so sure they aren't. They have every incentive in the world to lie. They already violated international law once by seeking refugee status in Sweden instead of first peaceful port. Either way, even if they are just 16, it does not change the fact that two years later, the vast majority of adult refugees are male.

raverbashing 9y ago

"but a study using dental tests in Norway revealed that 9 out of 10 underage refugee children were actually older than 18." https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=3488628 https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&ar...

Hasknewbie 9y ago
Dude, you are quoting an unsourced study about Norway from an article written in 2010.
- raverbashing 9y ago
  Do you really think the profile is different now? Do you really think people won't lie to get an advantage Naivete is strong it seems

Yetanfou 9y ago

Sweden has started doing medical age tests on migrants who claim to be minors. The tests are still voluntary and the results are not binding in any way. The first results are in with the 'expected' results: 76% of those claiming to be minors are in fact over the age of 18. they tested 581 asylum seekers (96% were men, 4% women). 442 of them (430 men, 12 women) were over 18 according to the test results. 5 of them (all women) were possibly over the age of 18. 134 of them (133 men, 1 woman) were possibly under the age of 18. None of them were certainly under the age of 18. So, yes, those who expected the majority to lie about their age have been proven correct. https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedomningarna-klara/ https://www.rmv.se/aktuellt/de-forsta-medicinska-aldersbedom...

Yetanfou 9y ago
Just to get back with some new data points: https://nyheteridag.se/nya-siffror-over-80-procent-av-testade-asylsokare-over-18-ar/ https://nyheteridag.se/nya-siffror-over-80-procent-av-testad... Just over 83% is considered to be over 18, ~1% is likely to be over 18, 16% is possibly younger than 18.