Quote Originally Posted by rusty View Post
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12366676

TO MARRY A FOREIGNER

  • Both the Danish and the foreign partner need to be at least 24 years old
  • The Danish partner needs to post a bond of £7,200 collateral ($11,600)
  • The foreign partner has to pass a language and knowledge test
  • Both need to demonstrate a combined attachment to Denmark greater than to any other country
Very interesting. I go along with this guy wholeheartedly particularly the last sentence "Denmark should welcome anybody who wants to contribute to this society, but we don't want people who don't want to contribute," :-

Naser Khader, himself of Palestinian and Syrian descent, is now the immigration spokesman for the Conservatives, part of the governing coalition which depends on the votes of the DPP, the anti-immigration Danish People's Party.

He defends the toughened immigration policies: "We have a lot of people with an immigrant background who married cousins from their parents' villages, who came to Denmark with no language skills, education or work experience and became a great cost to Danish society."

"Denmark should welcome anybody who wants to contribute to this society, but we don't want people who don't want to contribute,"