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riversedge

(78,834 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:47 PM Nov 8

UK looking at Denmark model to cut illegal migration

Source: sky.com

UK looking at Denmark model to cut illegal migration

Last month, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dispatched officials to the Nordic nation to study its border control and asylum policies, which are considered some of the toughest in Europe.
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-looking-at-denmark-model-to-cut-illegal-migration-13466272

Saturday 8 November 2025 21:54, UK

The Home Office is looking at what Denmark is doing to cut illegal migration, Sky News understands.

Last month, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dispatched officials to the Nordic nation to study its border control and asylum policies, which are considered some of the toughest in Europe...............
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It comes as the government continues to struggle to get immigration under control, with rising numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel over the last few months and a migrant, deported under the UK's returns deal with France, re-entering the country.

Some 648 people crossed the Channel to Britain in nine boats on Friday, according to Home Office figures, bringing the total for the year to 38,223.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-looking-at-denmark-model-to-cut-illegal-migration-13466272

Geez, that water has to be COLD!!
I thank the gods and goddesses that I have never had to flee the US for better living, working prospects.

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UK looking at Denmark model to cut illegal migration (Original Post) riversedge Nov 8 OP

But never a mention of the 8 billion pound elephant in the room & how climate change will shrink our livable space. CrispyQ Nov 8 #1

You are exactly right. Proven science tells us climate change has been the biggest driver of human migration Cheezoholic Nov 8 #3

We have some exceptionally talented & brilliant individuals, but as a collective we're still just monkeys who like shiny CrispyQ Sunday #6

Not worried about Arizonans and Nevadans. maxsolomon Monday #7

Odd, not to say wrong, headline from Sky News - this is not about cutting "illegal" migration, but legal migration muriel_volestrangler Nov 8 #2

Gee if only the UK were a member of some pan-European organisation. mwooldri Nov 8 #4

Britain had this in the 4th century DBoon Nov 8 #5

CrispyQ

(40,455 posts)

1. But never a mention of the 8 billion pound elephant in the room & how climate change will shrink our livable space.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:56 PM

Nov 8

Soon southwestern Americans will migrate north to places like ID & MT & how will they be treated?

Cheezoholic

(3,453 posts)

3. You are exactly right. Proven science tells us climate change has been the biggest driver of human migration

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:30 PM

Nov 8

(and anything "migratory) since we started walking upright. But now, there are no more livable spaces left, especially for US in particular. While we can use our supposed "big brain intelligence" to create spaces where people can live in spaces as small as 1 person per 3sq ft without ripping each others throats out, the trade off is we're living in a giant aquarium and nobody's changing the water or vacuuming the sand/gravel or taking care of the natural filtration system built in.

Anybody who thinks humans have a future as it is now are just delusional in my mind. This ecosystem we call Earth is rapidly collapsing and is probably going to completely collapse by or before 2100. THIS is what these billionaires are prepping themselves and their DNA for, I absolutely believe that. THEY and THEIR DNA will survive, or so they think, this coming extinction. The more we learn the more we understand that mass extinctions tend to happen in a geologic blink of and eye. The one that is coming is no different.

As far as I'm concerned right now is a great time for a hunk of nickel the size of Mt. Everest to slap the fuck out of the big brained apes and give another species a chance. Something like super intelligent Octopi with 8 opposing thumbs. They'd have a lot more time to figure shit out since their livable space is 3/4ths of this planet .

FF!!!

CrispyQ

(40,455 posts)

6. We have some exceptionally talented & brilliant individuals, but as a collective we're still just monkeys who like shiny

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 03:09 PM

Sunday

things. 🐒 The same big brain they all tout will get us out of this mess, is the one that got us in it.

maxsolomon

(37,820 posts)

7. Not worried about Arizonans and Nevadans.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 01:29 PM

Monday

The people migrating from the equator will be more desperate and more numerous.

Arizona and Nevada (and California for that matter) are built on a delusion of abundant Colorado River water. Phoenix and Las Vegas will have to shrink at some point.

Idaho is great - if you're a Mormon or a MAGAt. It's also hotter than Hades in the summer. Not Arizona hot, but regularly >100 F.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,212 posts)

2. Odd, not to say wrong, headline from Sky News - this is not about cutting "illegal" migration, but legal migration

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:20 PM

Nov 8

"tighter rules on family reunion and restricting most refugees to a temporary stay in the country" - ie cutting the number of people and time that is legal.

Compare with BBC or Guardian reports:

UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system

Shabana Mahmood is to announce changes to the UK’s immigration rules modelled on the Danish system, largely seen as among the most stringent in Europe, the Guardian understands.

Last month, the home secretary dispatched officials to Denmark to study its border control and asylum policies. Denmark’s tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at.
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UK Home Office officials have also been drawn to Denmark’s tighter rules for family reunions. When a refugee granted residency rights wants their partner to join them, there are numerous thresholds that must be met. Both people must be age 24 and above, the partner in Denmark must not have claimed benefits for three years and also has to put up a financial guarantee. Both partners must also pass a Danish language test.

Denmark has also barred those who live in housing estates designated as “parallel societies” by the government – where more than 50% of residents are from what it considers to be “non-western” backgrounds – from being granted family reunion.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/08/uk-to-announce-plans-to-emulate-stringent-danish-immigration-system

UK seeks Danish inspiration to shake up immigration system

Shabana Mahmood will model some of her new measures on the Danish system - seen as one of the toughest in Europe.

It is understood officials have been looking at Denmark's tighter rules on family reunion and restricting most refugees to a temporary stay in the country.

Mahmood wants to reduce incentives that draw people to the UK, while making it easier to expel those with no right to be in the country.
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For those who have been in Denmark for a longer period, the length of time necessary to acquire settlement rights has been extended and conditions - such as being in full-time employment - have been added.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2lknr2d3go

The closest any get to talking about illegal migration is the BBC's "Mahmood wants to ... while making it easier to expel those with no right to be in the country". Yes, she wants that, but there's no explanation about what the "easier" bit is about, or whether it's anything to do with Denmark.

mwooldri

(10,759 posts)

4. Gee if only the UK were a member of some pan-European organisation.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:38 PM

Nov 8

A group that if a person crosses from France to the UK could be sent back to France, few questions asked. As it is, once the person has left France the problem is then the UK's to deal with. On its own.

I propose they call this organisation the European Union.

Oh wait....

Bollocks to Brexit.

DBoon

(24,514 posts)

5. Britain had this in the 4th century

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:39 PM

Nov 8

They could have stopped illegal immigration by Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

There would not be an England.

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