To commemorate the UN Week for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination that started on Monday, we will try to answer a question: Why is racism harmful to a society? How can it threaten Finland?
Month: March 2011
Verkkouutiset: Stubb: Maahanmuuttokeskustelun ilmapiiri ahdistava
Comment: It is not the first time that Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb has taken a strong stand against the xenophobia, racism and ignorance that too often characterizes the ongoing debate on immigrants and immigration to Finland. About a month before the election on April 17, it not only takes leadership but guts to speak out…
Wille Rydman’s campaign ad (no endorsement by Migrant Tales)
What kinds of feelings does this campaign ad by Kokoomus hopeful Wille Rydman invoke? Does it play into the anti-immigration sentiment gripping Finland at present or offer viable solutions to make immigration work for Finland?Is he just another opportunistic politician that uses the anti-immigraton card to secure votes?
Migrant Tales memorable quotes of the week to March 14
Migrant Tales publishes on Monday some interesting quotes on the ongoing immigration debate in Finland and elsewhere. If you have some quotes you would like to share with us, please forward them to [email protected]. ET
An insult to over a million Finns
The “racial” theories peddled by some members of parties like the True Finns are not only an example of their ignorance of the subject but an insult to over a million Finns that live abroad. Many of us are that multicultural “nightmare” that some in this country want to avoid at all costs.
HS: Perussuomalaisten ehdokkaina useita Suomen sisun jäseniä
Perussuomalaisten eduskuntavaaliehdokkaina on useita kansallismielisen Suomen sisu -yhdistyksen jäseniä. Heitä ovat muun muassa Olli Immonen Oulusta, James Hirvisaari Asikkalasta, Teemu Lahtinen Espoosta, Johannes Nieminen Vantaalta ja Jussi Halla-aho Helsingistä.
The True Finns and their “True Finland”
With about a month left for the April 17 elections approaching, the big question remains: by how many times will the True Finns multiply their MPs from eight now? Some reliable estimates place the number between 15 and 35.
BBC: Danish immigration minister Hornbech fired over scandal
Denmark’s Immigration Minister Birthe Roenn Hornbech has been sacked after 36 stateless Palestinians were wrongly refused citizenship.
YLE: Ruotsalaisministeri huolissaan Suomen kielikeskustelusta
Ruotsin hallituksessa tunnetaan huolta suomenruotsalaisten asemaa koskevasta keskustelusta Suomessa. Muun muassa vähemmistökysymyksistä vastaava integraatioministeri Erik Ullenhage on huolissaan Suomen keskustelun sävystä, joka on tuttu muualtakin Euroopasta.
Migrant Tales memorable quotes of the week to March 7
Migrant Tales publishes on Monday some interesting quotes on the ongoing immigration debate in Finland and elsehwhere. If you have some quotes you would like to share with us, please forward them to [email protected]. ET