Increased birth rate for Danish women
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 15:40 News
Danish women are giving birth more, while immigrant women are cutting back on their number of children
A new report from Statistics Denmark shows that Danish women are having more children than ever. Last year, women of child-bearing age had an average of 1.9 children, which is the highest figure since 1975.
Welfare researcher Karen Sjørup of Roskilde University told Berlingske Tidende newspaper that most Danish couples want two children and no longer face financial or career barriers by having more children.
‘The mum and dad can look after a job and career and at the same time there are good opportunities for childcare in nurseries and kindergartens. In addition, we also are well covered by maternity leave,’ said Sjørup.
Meanwhile, other figures from the statistics agency show that families from non-Western countries who settle in Denmark are having fewer children than before. These foreign women gave birth to an average of 3.04 children in 1998, but that figure fell to an average of 1.94 by last year.
Garbi Schmidt from the National Research Center for Welfare said that the falling figures were as a result of immigrant women adopting the norms and values of fellow Danish mothers.
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/88-national/45603-increased-birth-rate-for-danish-women.html
Once Again Denmark has turned the demographic tide. This shows that a nation can easily change negative demographics if they wanted to. However the OVP and other Austrian politicans are blinded by ideology and disdain for their own people. I wonder in 2030, who will be better off, homogenous Denmark or diverse Austria ?
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Denmark Stops Non western Immigration
Peter Skaarup, DF’s deputy chairman and immigration spokesman, said that they feel it is necessary to restrict, if not fully put a stop to, the integration to Denmark from the non-Western world, as this integration is a hindrance on the country’s economy, which is already under pressure due to the effects of the financial crisis.
Skaarup added that he feels it was necessary to stop the immigration in order to secure the survival of the welfare state, as it can only continue to exist if immigrants pay taxes.
If immigrants only receive benefits but not pay taxes, the state cannot survive, he argued, adding that figures show it is integration from the non-Western world which causes problems, as these immigrants contribute too little to the welfare state.
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/49627.html?task=view
In other words the Austrian OVP thinks immigrants will "save" the welfare state, but the Danes like most other nations realize that immigration will ultimately destroy the welfare state. It is a shame some peope can't take a hint.
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