Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom won the most seats in the Dutch elections three months ago, has sparked controversy with his remarks on Ukrainian refugees. Wilders accused the refugees of coming to the Netherlands for 'free housing, free healthcare, and our jobs,' rather than escaping the war, and labeled the Netherlands as 'Europe's fool.' His comments come amidst broader discussions on the financial impact of migrants on the Dutch economy. Reports highlight that the Dutch government has spent significant amounts on migrants, including $400 billion between 1995 and 2019, and jobless migrants have cost the taxpayer £24 billion since 2020. Additionally, Dutch municipalities receive financial incentives for housing asylum seekers and for removing farmers from their land, with figures cited as thousands of euros per asylum seeker and €27,000 per farmer.
⚡️Dutch far-right leader Wilders criticizes Ukrainian refugees. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders railed against Ukrainian refugees on Feb. 19, saying that they are coming to the Netherlands for "free housing, free healthcare, and our jobs." Wilders, whose Party for Freedom…
Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders, who won the most seats in an election three months ago but has so far failed to form a new coalition government, says the #Netherlands is “Europe’s fool” for accepting too many Ukrainian refugees. https://t.co/DUOvvEE9M9
Dutch nationalist Wilders lashes out against Ukrainian refugees https://t.co/XNZEmQBp39 https://t.co/6C8xNLomTK
⚠️ DUTCH NATIONALIST WILDERS LASHES OUT AGAINST UKRAINIAN REFUGEES (Reuters) Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders, who won the most seats in an election three months ago but has so far failed to form a new coalition government, said on Monday the Netherlands was "Europe's fool"…
Dutch election winner Wilders slams the Ukrainian refugee influx https://t.co/hwlT4ji7Fw via @cagankoc https://t.co/Jxce5NjqCg
Dutch election winner Geert Wilders makes claim that Ukrainian refugees come to the Netherlands for free housing instead of escaping the war https://t.co/aWvP8Sa6Dv
Jobless migrants have cost the taxpayer £24 billion since 2020, adding students the figure tops £36 billion. This includes housing benefit, Universal Credit, child benefit, NHS & schools, without contributing a penny. The figures were calculated by the Centre for… https://t.co/AgvLv9kGwL
Reminder that between 1995 and 2019, the Dutch government spent $400 billion on migrants, which is the equivalent of the total Dutch natural gas reserves since 1961. All of this money was redistributed to migrants through the Dutch welfare state. https://t.co/j6Ceaz1tU2 https://t.co/dlP3Ot8E6c
The Dutch government pays Dutch municipalities thousands of euros per ‘asylum seeker’ that they house. They also pay the municipality €27.000 per farmer they manage to harass off of their land. All paid for with tax payers’ money. Talking about paying for our own replacement.