Denmark is stealing the belongings of refugees through new law.

Danish MPs have passed a law that will allow the confiscation of refugees' valuables to help pay for their stay.

The controversial legislation also delays some families being reunified for up to 3 years but has been condemned by the United Nations and other human rights organisations.

It follows similar moves by politicians in Switzerland and southern Germany, meaning police will have licence to search asylum-seekers on arrival in the country with the power to confiscate any non-essential items worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (around £1,000) so long as they have no sentimental value.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016...ushpmg00000067

This article makes me sick. Europe has lots anything that resembles humanity....

we expect people to contribute to the state when they can

this is not new nor 'discriminatory'

Amendments were made, including raising the value of items the asylum-seekers can keep up from 3,000 kroner (£300). That brings it in line with welfare rules for Danes, who must sell assets worth more than 10,000 kroner before they can receive social benefits.

The money raised from refugees' personal possessions will go to cover the cost of their treatment by the state, mimicking how native welfare claimants contribute to their own benefits.

Except, these guys are running away from a war and are not comparable to regular citizens who receive support from welfare. You want to threat them like a citizen? Make them citizen.

This has been the way Denmark has dealt with welfare for years. You can't turn this into a case of white-on-black/brown racism, but nice try anyway.

This has been the way Denmark has dealt with welfare for years. You can't turn this into a case of white-on-black/brown racism, but nice try anyway.

This is already the law for Danish nationals. They are simply treating refugees the same way they treat their own people - you could say that not doing so would be discriminatory in fact.

Denmark should make sure they provide high quality shelter for refugees if they aim to seize valuables.

It's a matter of perspective. Denmark is a rich country and the small amount of refugees they took can not be inconvenient to them. I have a feeling that if it was whites immigrating, they wouldn't pass such law. Considering it may not be easy to seize jewelry and what not, discouraging the immigrants to come Denmark seems like the primary reason of this law

discouraging the immigrants to come Denmark seems like the primary reason of this law

I have a feeling that if it was whites immigrating, they wouldn't pass such law.

So what? They're a rich country because they don't just let in anyone and everyone. They naturally want to protect that. I would like us to be more like Denmark to be honest.

Denmark is going to take care of them even if they are completely broke. Moving on, these people are refugees. They may not be planning to stay in Denmark and technically Denmark is entitled to deport them once the war is over. Given the situation in Syria, the wisest move for a Syrian is to transform immovable assets to movable assets. The refugees do not have to give them to Denmark in exchange for having shelter.

They are not that inconvenienced, not even remotely close. Germany (up to a certain degree), Turkey, Jordan are inconvenienced, economically. Not Denmark. Why put such ******** forward? It's not like they're gonna kick you out if you don't have anything valuable, those who have something may have sold their assets in Syria. A government can not claim those, from a humanitarian perspective. If you consider this from a purely economical perspective, why take refugees in the first place? This decision makes no sense to me

Nothing wrong with that.