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| Sweden to Deport Tens of Lebanese Families |
| 2015-11-08 |
| [AnNahar] Swedish authorities decided to deport tens of Lebanese families that have already resorted to Sweden many years ago after it refused to give them the necessary accommodation to settle on its territory, media reports said on Saturday. Despite the fact that these families have settled in Sweden for more than ten years and have founded private businesses and paid the taxes, they did not get the accommodation required, the reports stated. With the aggravation of the Syrian migrants crisis to Europe, the Lebanese expats were surprised with the decision to expel them. Some of the Lebanese families who are listed for deportation from Sweden face several humanitarian and economic problems, most notably the children who were born there and got adapted with the Swedish educational curricula and the families who have started their own business, it added. A delegations from the listed families are expected to meet with Leb's Ambassador to Sweden and Scandinavia Ali Ajami to ask for help. The step will take place in parallel with moves that include peaceful marches and sit-ins in front of the Swedish official quarters with the participation of Swedish citizens supporting the case. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Probably Maronites. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-08 16:37 |
| #3 Where's my nano-violin and where are the other 10's of thousands that should be going as well. OTOH if anyone wants to stay they should have a scheme whereby if they repay all the social costs plus say 100,000 dollars they can stay. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-11-08 16:10 |
| #2 I think that decimal place needs to shift a space or two to the right. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-11-08 14:20 |
| #1 The cynic in me wants to say "What happened, you discovered they were real refugees?" |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-11-08 13:58 |