Is it so that one comes to Sweden and intends to stay here, then we want one to sign such a contract, says Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).
He is, in addition to Minister for Migration, also chairman of The Moderate Party's working group for new integration policy. The Sweden contract is one of the group's proposals. It is described as an agreement between the individual and society to clarify what is expected when a person comes to Sweden.
It can be about the importance of working, doing the right thing, not treating women and men differently, that children have their own rights, says Forssell.
Integration zones
The contract is to be signed by newly arrived immigrants and relatives who immigrate to Sweden. Fulfilling it is to be a prerequisite for obtaining Swedish citizenship and economic support.
It must be associated with consequences if, contrary to expectations, one does not want to sign the contract, says Forssell.
Another proposal from The Moderate Party is so-called integration zones: demarcated zones in disadvantaged areas where the state can establish special legislation. It can, for example, be about economic incentives, such as reducing taxes for residents, or "no excuses schools" that focus on strict discipline and rules of order.
"Honor screening"
The Moderate Party also wants today's civic orientation for newly arrived immigrants to be replaced with compulsory civic education that ends with a test. In addition, newly arrived immigrants are to be "screened" for honor culture at an early stage.
We need to screen already when one arrives to find this problem, says Douglas Thor, chairman of the Moderate Youth League.
How this is to be done in more detail must be investigated, just like the other proposals.
The proposals will be presented to The Moderate Party's labor conference in October.
