https://freerepublic.com/tag/quotarefugees/ en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2020 06:39:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3866306/posts Since April, Sweden’s reception of so-called quota refugees has been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the country has now announced it will start taking in refugees again. “Quota refugees” is the term given to refugees (people in need of protection who cannot live in their home countries) who have arrived in the EU, and are sent to different countries according to a quota system to avoid certain countries being overwhelmed by high numbers of arrivals. Sweden was set to receive 5,000 refugees through the system this year, but had only accepted around 1,300 when the system was... TheLocal.se https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3866306/posts#comment Sun, 19 Jul 2020 06:39:58 GMT