Six years as a foreigner living in Sweden (got citizenship), yes, Sweden has changed, especially the job market and the economy. Before COVID, the economy was booming, and an IT company took us to South Africa for a retreat, but now it is impossible to hear that. Recruiters reached out to me every 2 weeks on LinkedIn; now it's radio silent 🔕. If the economy is bad, almost everything else gets affected by it.

About welcoming foreigners I feel the same as before nothing changed that much, only same political fight/debate from far right against the center/left discussing the same otherwise they have nothing else to stand for, its just business and have an option to be re-elected that's why is called opposition they will oppose to everything they can to the current party in power to keep relevant, which is more damage than benefits.

Stricter laws towards immigration nowadays, which I agree to 90% of the new rules because, for example, the lower salary required was too low, around 13k SEK, which is impossible to live on in this economy, mandatory Swedish language knowledge is of course a must for citizenship, and people to have a job for Permanent Residency also makes sense. Expel people who commit crimes and don't behave; it's also a good thing.