The Sweden Democrats are xenophobic, racist, and anti-immigration

Before writing this argument, I would like to say that my sources will be posted in the comments due to errors/glitches with me posting them here. IslamophobiaWhile Islam may be foreign, it is not necessarily xenophobic to dislike something that isn't native or common one's own country. By the logic of equating a dislike of Islam with xenophobia, this could be applied to saying that disliking anything from foreign nations are xenophobic. For example, it could be said that it is xenophobic to dislike sharia law, or disliking the death penalty. Both of these are foreign concepts to Sweden, but the vast majority of Swedes do not support these types of things. Xenophobia can generally be attributed to disliking foreign things in general, not a specific "thing" that is foreign. Almost everyone dislikes something foreign that is not common in their country. Anti-immigrantStrict controls on immigration are not necessarily "anti-immigrant" consdering Sweden's immigration problem. My opponent claims crime from immigrant Swedes is directly related with wealth, but it is important to note that immigrants in some other countries such as the United States are on average wealthier than the native population. Because Sweden is accepting too many immigrants, lowering the number to the most qualiified to enter would solve this problem and even reduce a personal bias that some people may have against immigrants since the immigrants unable to make a decent wage would be excluded. In addition as stated previously, Sweden has a very high amount of immigrants being accepted in and the fact that Sweden has the second highest refugee population in Europe. It is not necessarily "anti-immigrant" to reduce the number of immigrants when it has gotten to extreme. Futhermore, Bjorn Soder's context (which my opponent is attacking) was simply stating that Jews and Samis quite frequently have a "dual identity" in Sweden. It was never intended xenophobically or discirminatory that Jews and Samis can't be Swedish people. Also, it is noted that some more "liberal" interpretations of Judaism have called for circumcision not being mandatory. The view of banning circumcision usually comes from the perspective that circumsision is immoral and can lead to negative health effects on a young male's genitals. Immigrant Sweden DemocratsPro has stated that the Sweden Democrats require strict controls on immigration, but I have stated by past arguments that this is necessary due to Sweden's immigration problem (that the number of immigrants is too extreme). Whether immigration is just right, too much, or too little is all open to debate. The Sweden Democrats' strict controls on immigration do not imply they are discriminatory towards immigrants or dislike the idea in general, but that it has gotten too extreme in Sweden. Cultural requirements for immigration is not xenophobic, but is just promoting the idea of cultural unity. My opponent also is stating that with my analogy of trade policies with immigration, that complete mercantileism would be equal to the Democrats' immigration policy. However, this is a false analogy considering that complete mercantilism would mean no reliance on the global market. So the proper analogy would be that a total ban on immigration (which is far from what the Sweden Democrats are suggesting) is equal to complete mercantilism. So as stated before, the Sweden Democrats do not come to dislike the idea of immigration, rather they just want to limit it to a desirable amount. XenophobiaMy opponent is falsely insisting that a desire cultural unity can be attributed with xenophobia. This is not necessarily true, as I gave an example that one can support cultural unity and assimilation without necessarily disliking other cultures. Rather, they could argue from a position that many countries should support their own cultural identity instead of having it watered down by multiculturalism. My opponent then insists that "keep Sweden Swedish" means to rid Sweden of foreigners. This is quite an extreme conclusion, and it is simply just a statement of patriotism. A Swede can support keeping their cultural identity while at the same time, supporting that other countries should do the same. My opponent falsely concludes that this is a xenophobic statement, but it is simply just 3 words that are open to vast interpretations and can have many meanings attributed to it.ConclusionOverall, my opponent has been claiming that the Sweden Democrats are xenophobic and against immigration because they are a patriotic political party that wants to control immigration. In the view of the Sweden Democrats, immigration is extreme and they simply want to control it to make sure it doesn't become a problem. The party is not opposed to the idea of immigration in general, but they just feel as if it has been overdone. As the old saying goes, "too much of a good thing can be bad." Furthermore, cultural unity is not necessarily xenophobic, which is what my opponent has been trying to prove. Overall, my opponent is attempting to broaden the hard dictionary meaning of xenophobia and anti-immigration to paint this party as such. Due to glitches with links in debates I have been having recently, I will be posting my sources in the comments.