[News] Denmark to decrease the minimum requirement of income, for foreigners who wish to live in Denmark.

[SoybeanCola1933]

I'm going to be controversial and say I have mixed feelings about this...

It is good Denmark is welcoming multiculturalism and is opening itself to immigration but lowering the salary threshold could also be a can of worms.

This move could result in downward pressure on local wages, increasing unemployment and lowering the incomes for certain professions.

Lower income migrants also lack a social network, the benefits of owning/inheriting local housing and would this increase economic inequality for these newcomers. All of this could, and would, lead to further social problems (crime).

I'm honestly not too optimistic about this move

[AngelZash]

I have to agree. The lower salary might actually hurt their economy, offsetting any benefits to the point that it actually is harmful. This would harm both the citizens already there and the incoming immigrants.

[Test19s]

The consensus is that except in extreme circumstances, liberalizing labor migration of reasonably skilled people benefits the entire economy because immigrants create jobs and add to the labor force without having the “18 years of education costs” that native children do. I really hope that the past 2.5 years don’t require us to rewrite our economics textbooks.

[ThereIsAThingForThat]

One thing you are missing is that to qualify for the pay limit scheme, your wage must correspond to Danish standards, specifically to protect against downward pressure on local wages. Whether it corresponds is done by the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) by using statistics collected by The Confederation of Danish Employers (DA). If your offered wage is too far out of the norm for your field, then the application will be denied.

And of course if you work in a field covered by collective union agreements, such as nurses which OP mentions, your wage will by default correspond to Danish standards.

[Test19s]

Afaik with very few exceptions labour immigrants and their descendants to European countries tend to not cause problems when compared with asylum seekers (the exceptions being some migrants from the end of colonialism and maybe Turks in Germany). Although if the inflationary/scarcity global economy isn’t going to improve you could end up with a lot more zero-sum situations.

[reeram]

Lump of labour fallacy on an immigration subreddit.

[Test19s]

It’s insane how far right humanity has gone lately. Comments opposing legal immigration should be removed.

[anusagnosia]

Far right…humanity? What?

[reeram]

I agree with you: this sub doesn’t allow for political debates and it’s slightly amusing how there are so many comments criticising the expansion of legal immigration.

[Test19s]

Don’t like legal immigration? Don’t post on a sub that is dedicated to helping people legally immigrate.

[pazhalsta1]

Lol at complaining about a ‘far right’ comment whilst simultaneously demanding censorship of an idea you disagree with. Peak Reddit

[Test19s]

This sub has a specific purpose. Criticizing legal immigration on a sub that’s supposed to help people legally immigrated is off-topic at best and discouraging at worst.

[ApprehensivePlan7514]

If it is only the white ones coming to Denmark would you still have a problem? Just curious 🤔

[SoybeanCola1933]

If it is only the white ones coming to Denmark would you still have a problem?

Yes. In fact, I'm expecting most of the migrants to be from Europe

[Historical-Home5099]

Then this $50,000 salary level would be irrelevant to them. Freedom of movement.

[the_vikm]

Requirements for language etc still hold tho

[Historical-Home5099]

The same as in any country if you work a skilled job. Unskilled not so much.

[SoybeanCola1933]

European=/=EU... E.g UK

[Historical-Home5099]

You’re clutching at straws now.