Sweden polarized over immigration

The World

The attention received by a Swedish activist last week Elin Ersson who livestreamed her attempt to stop a deportation on a plane also has shone a spotlight on a country deeply divided over immigration issues. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Maddy Savage in Stockholm, who says immigration and the integration of asylum-seekers in Sweden are key issues in the campaign leading up to national elections next month.

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