MP Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson had a lengthy discussion yesterday with members of newly founded political party Íslenska þjóðfylkingin that had assembled outside the parliament building to protest new immigration laws.
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin is a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party founded in 2016. The group claims that new immigration laws will leave Iceland “wide open” and that the country is too small to accept more immigrants.
At the same time, a group of people in support of reformed immigration laws held a counter-protest outside the parliament.
Helgi Hrafn, a member of the Icelandic Pirate Party, attempted to explain to the group of protesters that their complaints were not backed up by facts.
Last September, Icelanders called for its government to accept more refugees into the country. At the time, the government had only agreed to accept 50 refugees, far less than any other Nordic country.
MP Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson had a lengthy discussion yesterday with members of newly founded political party Íslenska þjóðfylkingin that had assembled outside the parliament building to protest new immigration laws.
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin is a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party founded in 2016. The group claims that new immigration laws will leave Iceland “wide open” and that the country is too small to accept more immigrants.
At the same time, a group of people in support of reformed immigration laws held a counter-protest outside the parliament.
Helgi Hrafn, a member of the Icelandic Pirate Party, attempted to explain to the group of protesters that their complaints were not backed up by facts.
Last September, Icelanders called for its government to accept more refugees into the country. At the time, the government had only agreed to accept 50 refugees, far less than any other Nordic country.
