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Are our asylum policies less or more liberal than Sweden's?
Sweden has been long hailed as the model for asylum seekers and refugees. See
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/sweden-turns-welcoming-and-restrictive-its-immigration-policy
However, its policies have changed over the years. The current governing law is “The 2016 Temporary Asylum and Family Reunification Law”. That law provides four types of refugees: Convention refugees, Subsidiary Protection Status, “Temporary Residence Permits, and Particularly Distressing Circumstances.
“A condition for permanent residence under the new law is demonstrated economic self-sufficiency. The law also places a requirement of economic self-sufficiency on petitioners for family reunification.”
Time limits on the first two categories are 3 years and 13 months. Both are renewable.
My question is: “How different is the US policy from Swedish law?”
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