&gt;  That&#x27;s a lot of assumptions and scaremongering that have nothing to do with the article.<p>I beg to differ. In Norway we are getting lots of &quot;refugees&quot; which has been safely in non-warring European countries[1], seeking asylum here, simply because its a known thing we have higher &quot;wages&quot; for asylum-seekers than other European countries.<p>It may be cold hearted, and it may not be a popular opinion, but my take on it is that these people stopped being genuine refugees 4000kilometers ago. They are now welfare-shoppers. I honestly don&#x27;t see how anyone can argue anything else.<p>We&#x27;re getting a flood of people right now, and the result is that our asylum institution can&#x27;t scale to handle them all.<p>All historical data suggests that they will all be non-working, non-integrated people, living on government benefits for years to come, and for those who manage to become a productive part of society, they will still be less productive than regular citizens, for a multitude of reasons. Historical data also says most of them wont return, but still will have the same rights to government provided benefits, pensions, etc. Nothing personal, nothing racist, but they will be a net loss for the national economy.<p>All these things accounts to a massive increase in government welfare-related obligations, costs and spending. Now and in the future. Our &quot;future budget&quot; is already too big to handle, accounting just our regular citizens. With this flood we&#x27;re facing future bankruptcy.<p>To avoid that means taking away future pensions. It means we stop maintaining infrastructure like roads <i>now</i>. It means cutting costs all over. The costs are very real.<p>And now Finnish people may fear that such an offer like this will land them in the same situation: That they too will become a &quot;too sexy&quot; target for welfare-shopping ex-refugees. It&#x27;s not fearmongering. It&#x27;s a very realistic scenario. I can&#x27;t say I would blame them for thinking that way.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;YDegTCn" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;YDegTCn</a>