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There are no public benefits in Svalbard because they send anyone who can't support themselves back to Norway. The economy is small and dominated by a few state
by komadori 4y ago
There are no public benefits in Svalbard because they send anyone who can't support themselves back to Norway. The economy is small and dominated by a few state-owned employers who own almost all the housing and rent it to their employees.
Sending illegal immigrants from Norway to Svalbard is not a practical suggestion.
- notch656a 4y agoNorway's own politicians and people were the ones suggesting it. Not being Norwegian myself I'm relying on those in Norway to suggest these ideas. Both the FrP and Green Party have come up with plans to make it practical. > send anyone who can't support themselves back to Norway I mean for illegal immigrants; if they can't support themselves they can be sent back to their own country. They have no right to stay in mainland Norway, so that won't be a problem. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norwegian-politicians-propose-putting-refugees-on-svalbard-remote-arctic-islands-with-more-polar-bears-than-people-10498859.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norwegian-po... https://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/4956-frp-politician-proposes-to-send-refugees-in-norway-to-svalbard/ https://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/4956-frp-politician-propo...