Hitler was religious.
German soliders had "Gott min us" on their belt buckles.
And just what is the immigration stance of Sweden?
Some interesting statements:
At first there was some reluctance to accept these foreigners but fairly soon they were generally accepted and even welcomed
Some 30,000 Estonians and 5,000 Latvians remained in Sweden after the war. About 30,000 survivors from Nazi concentration camps were resettled in Sweden between 1945 and 1948
A total of 550,000 Finns migrated to Sweden during this time period.{1950s-60s}
Unlike other Western European countries, Sweden had a policy of permanent immigration that treated these labor migrants as future citizens.
Sweden officially ended labor migration from non-Nordic countries in 1972.
Asylum seekers from developing countries and flows of their family members characterize Sweden's third phase of immigration (1972 to 1989).
In total, Sweden accepted 18,000 Chilean refugees between 1973 and 1989. Approximately 6,000 refugees from Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru also came to Sweden
For a good chunk of it's modern (post WWII) history, Sweden has been somewhat lax about letting people in. Not for racist issues though (go further back, to just before WWII you'll see some anti-semitism).
The restrictive immigration policy is actually relatively new.
They are, however, looking into why and how the immigrants have a higher rate of unemployment and dependency of social wealthfare.
They haven't nailed the problem, but they at least want to help these people and have been.
Migration Information Source | migrationpolicy.org
I can't find any data on your statement about the poverty level of African Swedes.
It's also anecdotal evidence, but no one in my family in Sweden is racist. The people I know do not come off as racist.
by the way, it's ath
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