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Published on Dec 07, 2015
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"Sweden has a reputation for respecting human rights and for offering protection for asylum seekers."
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"If you google 'I want asylum' in Arabic, then 'Sweden' automatically comes up." Alan, 24 years old from Al-hasakah, Syria
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-The Marsta arrival centre
establishments like this are the first port of call for Syrian refugees in Sweden.
Sweden has accepted up to 30,000 Syrians since the unrest started.
Sweden has accepted more Syrian refugees than any other Western country, aside from Germany.
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Despite the housing shortage, Sweden is offering Syrian asylum seekers permanent residence and a chance to resettle.
Once refugees arrive in Sweden, the job opportunities mainly open for them are in the labor markets.
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In Sweden, the Migration Agency is the authority that considers applications from people who want to take up permanent residence in Sweden
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Sweden works with UNHCR to help refugees settle in their new homeland. They UNHCR also sets some protocols as to how refugees are to be treated in the host countries.
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The students of JFK can help by making organizations and help raise money for the refugees leaving their country in other for the to have a better life in their new homeland.
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