Plans to administer a written test as part of the citizenship test is the latest example of the anti-immigration Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party. It should be clear to everyone that the aim of the test is not to help naturalized citizens to be a part of society but to monitor them and keep them on a short leash.
Senior advisor Suvi Pulkkinen of the Chamber of Commerce stated outright in Iltalehti that a citizenship test would not be necessary since the rules for obtaining citizenship are sufficiently strict.
“In that case, it should also be organized differently,” she said. “There is a huge risk that it will become a new bottleneck for obtaining citizenship and, as a result, for attracting the skilled workers that companies need to Finland.”
Simo Grönroos, the third vice president of the PS, lashed out: “The chamber of commerce replacement theorists are worried about the citizenship test. In their opinion, the border should be open and citizenship given to everyone freely.”
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The government’s (PS’) citizenship law and test are a farce and a slap in the face to migrants and minorities. Their main message is suspicion. We should do everything possible to push back on these racist laws and government. Their aim is not to empower but to keep the migrant community on short leashes.
