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 A photograph made available on Nov. 20 shows police organizing the line of refugees on the stairway leading up from the trains arriving from Denmark, at the Hyllie train station outside Malmo, Sweden, on Nov. 19. (Johan Nilsson/European Pressphoto Agency) 
  
 In recent months, Denmark has taken a fairly harsh stance toward refugees. In September, for example, authorities published an ad in Lebanese newspapers carrying an unmistakable message to foreigners who might think about seeking asylum: Don't come to Denmark. 
  
 Now, the country is debating another and even more extreme step: The government is considering a law that would allow authorities to confiscate jewelry from refugees entering the country. The proposal is almost certain to pass Parliament. 
  
 "It is pretty telling about the current Danish policies that [some] are not quite sure whether this is a hoax or not," said Zachary Whyte, an asylum and integration researcher at the University of Copenhagen. In this case, it's real. 
  
 "The bill presented on 10 December 2015 provides the Danish authorities with the power to search clothes and luggage of asylum seekers — and other migrants without a permit to stay in Denmark — with a view to finding assets which may cover the expenses," the Danish Ministry of Integration said in an email to The Washington Post. 
  
 The law would also impact refugees already in the country. It is included in an asylum policy bill that is expected to pass Parliament in January and would be set to take effect by next February. Police authorities would be allowed to seize valuables and cash amounts they deem expensive enough. 
  
 According to the Integration Ministry, "the new rule on seizure will only apply to assets of a considerable value." Foreigners are expected to be able to "keep assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living, e.g. watches and mobile phones. Furthermore, assets which have a certain personal, sentimental value to a foreigner will not, as a main rule, be seized unless they have [considerable] value." 
  
 There were discrepancies in how the two main political parties are interpreting the proposed law. "Absurdly, the minister of justice initially explained the law on television by saying that it would apply to a hypothetical asylum seeker arriving with a suitcase full of diamonds. This prompted the Danish People’s Party to point out that items of smaller value should also be impounded," Whyte said. 
  
 He thinks there is no need for the law. "Asylum seekers generally do not arrive in Denmark with large amounts of cash and jewelry," he said. 
  
 The proposal "has been branded petty and cruel, and some opponents have asked whether the government would also be taking out asylum seekers' gold fillings," Whyte said. The idea of seizing jewelry from people who are fleeing has a particularly bitter connotation in Europe, where the Nazis confiscated large amounts of gold and other valuables from Jews and others. 
  
 The Danish Integration Ministry emphasized, however, that current rules already required refugees with sufficient financial means to pay for their stay themselves. Although the seized valuables are supposed to pay for refugee-related expenditures, the financial impact could be of less consequence. Experts say the Danish government is more interested in sending a message. 
  
 "Europe currently receives a very high number of refugees," Denmark's Integration Ministry defended the law. "Denmark does take a share. However, [too many refugees] put pressure on the Danish society and make it more difficult to ensure a successful integration of those who come to Denmark." 
  
 "Refugees who have been granted a residence permit can make full use of the free Danish school, education (including tertiary education) and health system on the same level as everyone else in Denmark," the ministry said. Denmark also provides integration procedures that run up to three years and include language as well as job training, for instance. "The aim of the Danish integration effort is to support refugees in order for them to become participating and financially independent citizens," the statement emphasized. 
  
 In an interview with Danish TV channel TV2 on Friday, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg refuted criticism of the proposal and said those drawing parallels to Nazi practices were wrong. The station also quoted Martin Lidegaard, a foreign affairs expert for the Social Liberal Party, as saying that the policy proposal could damage the country's international reputation. 
  
 Critics say that Denmark has tried hard to portray itself as a destination few refugees would want to go to. Recently, the Danish government cut social benefits for refugees by up to 50 percent. Even after neighboring Sweden recently increased restrictions because it had been overwhelmed by the refugee influx, Denmark was quick to emphasize that its policies still remained far more restrictive, researcher Whyte said. "This is in line with a general Danish asylum policy of trying to maintain and communicate a less welcoming position to refugees than its neighboring countries," Whyte explained. 
  
 This post has been updated. ||||| Denmark has one of the harshest records on Syrian refugees of any European Union nation, and this week it got even worse. Back in December, the center-right Danish government proposed legislation that would enable immigration authorities to seize jewelry and other personal valuables from refugees. And on Tuesday, January 26th, the Danish parliament approved the legislation, 81 to 27, with support from the Social Democrats, the largest left-leaning opposition party. 
  
 Under the law, any possessions worth more than 10,000 kroner — about $1,453 — will be fair game for immigration authorities to seize. This is up from the original proposal, which set a limit of 3,000 kroner or $436.13. 
  
 "Foreigners will always be able to keep assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living, e.g. watches and mobile phones," Mia Tang, head of press for the Danish Ministry of Immigration, Integration, and Housing explained in an email in December (Tang emphasized she's speaking on behalf of the ministry and not herself). 
  
 There's a general exemption for items of sentimental value such as wedding rings — as long as their value is under a certain limit. "Assets which have a certain personal, sentimental value to a foreigner will not, as a main rule, be seized unless they have considerable value," Tang notes. 
  
 The idea is that the items might pay for the expense of supporting and accommodating refugees. "The Danish Immigration Service shall ensure that asylum seekers receive the necessary support while their asylum applications are being considered. The support includes basic maintenance, health care and accommodation," Tang writes. She continues: 
  
 It follows from current rules that an asylum seeker, who brings sufficient means to take care of him- or herself, should not also receive support from the Immigration Service. The asylum seeker is obliged to inform on any means the asylum seeker brings with him or her. The bill presented on 10 December 2015 provides the Danish authorities with the power to search clothes and luggage of asylum seekers — and other migrants without a permit to stay in Denmark — with a view to finding assets which may cover the expenses mentioned above. 
  
 The law applies both to refugees entering Denmark in the future and to ones there now. 
  
 The ugly history of confiscation in Europe 
  
 The idea's sparked debate in Denmark since Justice Minister Søren Pind floated it in early December, arguing, "I’m talking about a situation in which a man comes along with a case full of diamonds and asks for protection in Denmark. That’s only fair." 
  
 Martin Henriksen from the far-right populist Danish People's Party responded by suggesting that even wedding rings should be up for grabs. (He latter backtracked, saying that wedding ring confiscation is "not something that we should strive for" but "could be fair enough in some situations, even though they would be exceptional.") 
  
 Martin Geertsen, a member of parliament from the center-right Venstre party currently leading Denmark's coalition government, condemned Henriksen, noting that the idea of seizing wedding rings "awakens terrifying historical images." 
  
 Indeed it does. Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany for five years, from 1940 to 1945, during which time Germany confiscated assets from Jewish Danes, just as it did to Jews across Europe. Danish Jews saw less seized than most nations under Nazi occupation; the Danish government successfully prevented most confiscations until 1943, and Danes who survived the concentration camps generally returned to find their homes as they had left them, as their neighbors prevented Nazis from looting them too thoroughly. But Nazi confiscations still loom large in European historical memory more generally. 
  
 Obviously there is no equivalence to be drawn between Denmark's proposed policy and the Nazi seizures. But it's nonetheless a strikingly cruel measure to inflict upon a population of poor men, women, and children fleeing death and chaos in their home country. 
  
 "A too high number of refugees put pressure on the Danish society and make it more difficult to ensure a successful integration of those who come to Denmark," Tang insists. Maybe so. But I've never heard of a "successful integration" that began with this kind of humiliating looting. 
  
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Denmark is looking to get tough with Syrian refugees via a controversial proposal being considered that would allow the Danish government "to search clothes and luggage of asylum seekers—and other migrants without a permit to stay in Denmark—with a view to finding assets which may cover the expenses," the Danish ministry of integration says, adding "the new rule on seizure will only apply to assets of a considerable value." Sentimental items like wedding rings could be seized along with funds above $435, but watches, phones, and other "assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living" would be protected. The Washington Post reports the proposal is "almost certain to pass parliament" in January, though the Local says it's "unlikely that it will make it into law in its present form." Denmark is generally frosty to Syrian refugees and recently slashed social benefits for the group by up to 50%. A law already in place requires affluent refugees to pay for their stay, says the integration ministry, noting too many refugees "put pressure on the Danish society." But "it is pretty telling about the current Danish policies that [some] are not quite sure whether this is a hoax or not," says an asylum expert. The proposal "has been branded petty and cruel, and some opponents have asked whether the government would also be taking out asylum seekers' gold fillings," he adds, noting the law would be useless since "asylum seekers generally do not arrive in Denmark with large amounts of cash and jewelry." Earlier this month, Denmark's justice minister suggested the law would be used in "a situation in which a man comes along with a case full of diamonds and asks for protection," per Vox.