Instead, she started her own company and now runs an advice center on business start-ups in Rinkeb.
Sweden's workforce is aging and shrinking. In 2050 there will only be two people of working age for every pensioner, compared with three today. Without immigration, there will not be enough workers to keep Sweden's famed welfare state going.
"That is the dilemma of Europe: they could ease these symptoms with increased immigration but the attitude towards immigrants is often hostile," said Aress. "Nobody wants less welfare and they don't want to work more -- but they don't want more immigrants."
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