These policies have made Denmark the object of ridicule among many progressives elsewhere. Critics describe Social Democrats as horrible, racist and reactionary, believing that they have effectively become right-wing parties on the issue. However, for Frederiksen and her assistants, the tough immigration policy does not violate progressiveism. Instead, they see the two as intertwined. As I sat in her bright modern office looking at the centuries-old Copenhagen building, she described the issue as the main reason her party regained power, even though the left was waving elsewhere, Job.
Left politics depend on collective solutions, she explained, in which voters consider shared communities or part of the country. Otherwise, they will not accept high taxes paid to strong welfare states. “Being a traditional social democracy thinker means you can’t allow everyone who wants to join society,” Frederickson said. Otherwise, “it’s impossible to have a sustainable society, especially if you’re a welfare like us.” In the case of society, she said, high levels of immigration would undermine this cohesion while putting a burden on the working class, allowing more wealthy voters to escape to largely, such as tense welfare programs, crowded schools, Increased competition for housing and blue-collar jobs. Working class families know this from experience. The wealthy leftists pretend not to pretend and then speak on their so-called intolerant voters.
“When too many people enter your society, there is a price to pay.” “Those who pay the highest price are the working class or the lower class in society. Not- Let me guide completely – not the rich. This is not the well-paid, well-working people among us.” She kept going back to the idea that Social Democrats didn't change their positions for tactical reasons. They do this in principle. They believe that high immigration helps create economic inequality, and that progressives should most importantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of their society. She told me that the party’s position on immigration was “not an outlier”. “It’s something we do because we actually believe in it.”
When central left parties elsewhere, including in the United States, try to find ways for them to return to power, they will have to consider this dilemma. Immigration may remain a decisive political issue in the coming years, as poverty, political unrest, climate change, trafficking networks and social media will continue to push residents of poor countries toward the rich. Yes, those wealthy countries (countries with lower childbirth rates) will need to recognize immigration to keep their economy running smoothly. However, the approach taken by the United States and Western Europe has failed in recent decades.
Immigration is often chaotic, external, and faster than voters want. Never directly ask citizens of Europe, the United States and other countries whether they want to acknowledge millions of people, and if the problem arises on the ballot, they might say no. Instead, they revolt after the facts. Trump won part of the massive deportation platform in 2016 and 2024. In Europe, the far right-wing parties are the only opponents of immigration and they have gained a huge profit.
