Today, the Swedish Migration Agency takes into account maintenance support and the ability of family providers to offer housing that is considered large enough.
It is wrong when it comes to family reunification, Elisabeth Dahlin believes:
- Absence of parents can hit the child very hard.
Not being able to grow up with both parents can have consequences for the children's health, upbringing and development.
Family reunification should weigh heavily
In the best of worlds, all children have a safe and sufficiently large home, says Elisabeth Dahlin, but when it comes to the right to grow up with both parents, to be reunited, it weighs heavier, it is believed.
The Ombudsman for Children has - with regard to family reunification - rejected the housing requirement when drafting the new migration legislation.
- Reunification must weigh heavier.
And for us, this is a central issue, says Elisabeth Dahlin.
The clip: BO about how children are affected by not being able to be reunited