Abstract The following is a research paper that will be written with the objective of investigating into immigration policies that have been developed in Europe. It is aimed at providing a detailed analysis of the existing migration policies and the factors that influence them. Additionally, the paper seeks to look into the details of the laws that govern the immigration policies. In this case, Sweden and Denmark have been selected as study cases in the issue of immigration due to the fact that the two have had immigration policies over a long period of time, and at the same time, there have been similarities in the immigration policies of the two countries. On the other hand, despite the two having some relationship in the societal set up, there are some significant differences in the way each country’s immigration policies are weighted and their influences on different agendas. Evidence from research has also put in place some immigration programs that operate distinctly, where some can easily incorporate guest workers, while others cannot. Among the factors established in this paper are; immigration costs, immigration demands as well as the distinct immigration systems. More over, the paper has provided some information on a brief history of Sweden and Denmark. Furthermore, it has also deemed it imperative to present some statistical information on the migration framework as portrayed by the two countries. Finally, the paper gives a detailed analysis of the immigration patterns that are in existence in Sweden and Denmark, which influence the immigration policies. Introduction Immigration is the process of people moving from a particular location in order to occupy a new habitat due to different causal situations. Immigration policies are termed as a set of guidelines that have been put in place, either by the rulers of the countries that accept immigrants or because of distinct situations arising. Primarily, immigration from one place to another is influenced by various factors and reasons, which may be positive or negative, pleasing or displeasing etc. The acceptance of the movement of immigrants into or from a country or state is governed by certain laws or regulations to ensure these movements do not tamper with any system of the societal set up. Every country that allows handling of immigrant’s programmes also has a model of putting into practice the already stated policies to ensure they accomplish the goal for which they have been set. Additionally, a close investigation portrays statistical differences of the ethnic communities that do immigrate to a certain territory (Green-Pedersen 2008). Over the years, Sweden and Denmark are two majors considered to have identical political, economical, cultural and societal set ups. Despite the pronounced identities, the analytical contributions have spotted some distinctions between the two in relation to their attitudes and positions of the center-right parties on the issues concerning immigration. There have been remarkable differences in structure and political set ups that aid in providing an explanation for the reason behind immigration playing a very essential role in the Swedish and Denmark politics. A lot of research has been conducted, whose results reveal that the stand that Denmark