From the Washington Free Beacon: In 1992, the Danish Parliament passed a special law granting asylum to 321 Palestinian refugees from Lebanon who were living in the country illegally. Twenty-five years later, a Danish minister, Martin Henriksen, asked a parliamentary committee to examine how they had fared in their new home.
As controversy erupts over the State Department’s decision to temporarily suspend visas for Gazans visiting the United States, an instructive report produced by that parliamentary committee has been making the rounds on social media.
The committee’s report cast doubt on the wisdom of the decision to take in those refugees, noting that 67 of the 321 had received prison sentences of some kind, while 137 were subject to legal fines larger than $200. That is, more than 60 percent carried criminal records.
Welfare dependency was also widespread. A majority of the refugees received welfare benefits, according to the report, which tracked those benefits from 2007 to 2016. No fewer than 180 of the refugees, or 56 percent, received welfare benefits during the 10-year span. That figure peaked at 189 in 2016.
Sam Ashworth-Hayes, a columnist at The Telegraph, quoted a report that claimed those 321 Palestinian refugees produced 999 children, and a whopping 34% of the children ended up being convicted of some crime.
321 Palestinians were granted asylum in 1992. Below are the alleged results by 2019:
Of the original 321 Palestinians:
- 204 convicted of a crime
- 71 jailed
- 176 on welfare
Second generation – 999 children of the original 321 refugees:
- 337 convicted of a crime
- 132 jailed
- 372 on welfare
And to be clear, we don’t want that chain migration. When Denmark took in 321 Palestinians, 71 received prison sentences in the 27 years afterwards. By 2011, 200 of working age were on benefits.
By 2019, so were 372 of their 999 children. Over 130 had received prison sentences. https://t.co/CkODQyfScv pic.twitter.com/73DXdLBQsr
— Sam Ashworth-Hayes (@SAshworthHayes) August 18, 2025
In October 2023, British politician Nigel Farage posted a video and wrote, “Enough is enough! Denmark took in 321 Palestinian refugees in 1992. By 2019, 64% had been convicted of a crime (including 34% of their children too). A very large portion were also on welfare. Britain must not make the same mistake!”
Enough is enough! Denmark took in 321 Palestinian refugees in 1992.
By 2019, 64% had been convicted of a crime (including 34% of their children too).
A very large portion were also on welfare.
Britain must not make the same mistake! pic.twitter.com/0IQsIrMf0e
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) October 19, 2023
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