Today, SFS, together with Timbro, writes in Expressen about the Moderates' proposal that anyone who earns less than the median salary in Sweden, just under 32,000 kronor, should not be allowed to stay in the country. The proposal means that international students who want to work in Sweden after their degree will in principle be completely excluded. Read excerpts below and the article in full here
According to UKÄ, around 60 percent of all university degrees lead to a lower salary than the national median three years after graduation. More than half of all students in academic professions would be stopped by the Moderates' salary demands. After just a few years, most academic professions are above the median, but what good does that do to those who are not allowed to stay in the first few years? The consequence of the Moderates' proposal is that Sweden would become less attractive to international students, and that we would completely close the door to most people who want to stay in the country and work after graduation.
Debate article Expressen 24/2