The green card debate in Denmark

Denmark is suffering from manpower shortages - so much so that the country's prosperity is at stake. LO, the trade unions' umbrella organisation, has therefore proposed allowing asylum seekers to work and the introduction of a green card- like system for immigrant workers. Tøger Seidenfaden agrees with the proposal. "Here in Denmark we must finally recognise that the problem has taken on such dimensions that it can no longer be solved by people working a few hours overtime. When you look at the situation objectively, there aren't many Danes who want to work more - on the contrary. But nothing will come of it. Here in Denmark your friends at the pub are God; the leader of the Danish People's Party, Pia Kjærsgaard, is his prophet, and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has to make do with being the reigning caliph. The borders will remain as impermeable as they are now and the welfare state will go to ruin."

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