# Why does Ulf Kristersson want to put Sweden Democrats in charge of immigration? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-to-put-sweden-democrats-in-charge-of-immigration Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-to-put-sweden-democrats-in-charge-of-immigration.md Podcast: [Sweden in Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454) Published: 2026-04-11T03:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-sweden-democrats Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sweden-in-focus/e/69d8d2abcdaa3e377c673f79/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwcml2YXRlIn0=&sig=1zJ8llOL53GxjB3tH36pY-mmAc9hT_2G2H_fWUw_Vlg Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-to-put-sweden-democrats-in-charge-of-immigration Duration seconds: 2153 ## Resource This week we ask whether the new deal between Ulf Kristersson and Jimmie Åkesson is a capitulation or a masterstroke by the prime minister. And what a Sweden Democrat migration minister might mean. We look at what it's really like inside one of Sweden’s deportation centres – and why being articulate might lead to you getting forced onto a deportation flight earlier than you’d like. And we examine how high-skilled workers are reacting to the newest migration laws. In exclusive material for Membership+ subscribers we discuss whether the Swedish culture of shielding kids from competition is progressive or constraining. Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and Richard Orange. __ Our sponsor this week is Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden)  Sign up here for their live Q&A sessions on working in Sweden April 16th session May 12th session June 16th session __ Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Politics Sweden Democrats to be in charge of immigration in a future right-wing government Detained in Sweden Two hours inside Sweden's controversial detention hub for to-be-deported migrants Swedish police asked to speed up deportation of 'intelligent and articulate' software engineer Immigration A ban on being Swedish? Minister rails against France's new snus ban Swedish traditions 'We can go elsewhere': Skilled workers question future in Sweden over citizenship reforms Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+ For new m… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-to-put-sweden-democrats-in-charge-of-immigration/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/why-does-ulf-kristersson-want-to-put-sweden-democrats-in-charge-of-immigration.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.