Controversy in #Denmark. Government wants to get rid of Syrian refugees &is offering cash if they leave Denmark. 100+ Syrian families took offer & left. Others fear for their safety in case they go back to Syria. I spoke to worried Syrians in Denmark who refuse to leave. @akhbar
https://twitter.com/akhbar/status/1387477968063242241
Syrians I spoke to said: Danish gov offers Syrian family of 5 around $50.000 if they leave Denmark. And if you leave, Danish gov will pay child support until kids are 18 yrs. Families don't necessarily have to go back to Syria. "As long as you leave Denmark, they give money."
But although Danish gov gives financial incentives to Syrian refugees to leave, many don't want to. Main reasons I heard is that Syrians fear they are wanted in Syrian government areas. And many are already 5/6 yrs in Denmark, they want to build future there, not pack bags again.
Danish gov is not forcing refugees back to Syria. But esp Syrians from Damascus feel that if you refuse to leave, Danish authorities make life miserable by putting you in a bureaucratic maze full of uncertainties about papers, permissions etc + no right to work and have house.
Syrians in Denmark who I spoke to are really shocked that in 2015 everybody welcomed them but now you don't feel welcome anymore. " "They just want you to leave Denmark. This is very disappointing and heartbreaking."
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