'Thanks, but no thanks' - Norwegians reject Trump's immigration offer

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters

JANUARY 12, 2018 / 9:27 AM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO
Reuters Staff

(Note: Strong language in paragraphs 1,4, 15 & 18)

By Terje Solsvik and Camilla Knudsen

OSLO (Reuters) - Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move to the United States than immigrants from “shithole countries” such as Haiti or African nations.

The Nordic country, one of the richest in the world by GDP per capita, was last year named the happiest nation on the planet and is known for a cradle-to-grave welfare state funded in part by large reserves of oil and natural gas.

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“On behalf of Norway: Thanks, but no thanks,” tweeted Torbjoern Saetre, a politician representing Norway’s Conservative Party in a municipality near Oslo. Others condemned the U.S. president’s comments as inappropriate or racist. “We are not coming. Cheers from Norway,” one woman wrote.

While hundreds of thousands of Norwegians emigrated to the U.S. in the 19th century, just 502 out of a population of 5.3 million people moved there in 2016, down 59 from the previous year, according to Statistics Norway.







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[Irish_Dem]

1. Norway is ranked as the happiest country in the world. Why would they come here? nt

[dalton99a]

2. Here is what a Norwegian prison cell looks like

A cell at Skien prison, where Anders Bering Breivik has been serving his sentence since 2013

[minidriver]

3. wow

Looks better than my apartment.

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Definitely better than my son's dorm room!

[Old Vet]

8. You can tell a countries status by the way it treats the ones with the least.........

[Yavin4]

9. That would rent for $4500 a month in some areas of NYC.

No joke.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. They probably think the U.S. is a shithole country.

And at the rate the Trump administration is screwing things up, it's well on its way to becoming one. My ancestors immigrated to the U.S. from Norway in the mid-19th century and I'm beginning to wish they'd stayed there.

[pangaia]

5. trump wants Norwegians because most of them are WHITE and many with light hair.

That, said, I have a number of friends in Norway and none of them would come here for all the dan dan noodles in Chengdu !!

[BigmanPigman]

6. Most PEOPLE know this fact except for the Moron

because he isn't a person, he's a shithole. And a stupid one at that.

[luvtheGWN]

7. Other countries (including mine) need to take a lesson

from Norway. It is indeed the wealthiest country per capita, not just because of the reserves of oil and natural gas, but primarily because it created an "endowment" to ensure that when those reserves run out, Norway can continue to care for future populations in the same manner as today. Smart politicians over there, folks. And why on earth would any Norwegian want to cross the pond?

[lagomorph777]

10. And they are too smart to burn their own oil.

They are one of the leaders in wind power development.

[Yavin4]

12. And the entire population benefits from the natural resources of the nation.

Here, only the oil companies benefit from our oil. I heard that New Orleans would be one of the wealthiest cities on earth if profits from off shore drilling off LA were shared proportionally.

[SWBTATTReg]

13. I would reject offer too if I was Norwegian...unfortunately I wonder

how many Americans in going to Norway would be accepted?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. You can get a residence permit if you can get a job there

or have some specialized skills: https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/?c=usa

[SWBTATTReg]

15. a lot of countries are like this...Australia too off the top of my head, etc.

Thanks...

[jimmil]

16. So....

How does one immigrate to Norway?