When a famously open country pivots to ‘zero asylum seekers,’ it forces a rethink of welfare, culture, and politics. This 3-minute summary (original 28 minutes) with host Philion unpacks Denmark’s dramatic turn: why the 2015 migration surge, economic reports on non-Western immigration, housing pressures, and security incidents pushed mainstream parties to adopt hardline policies. Learn how measures like the “jewelry law,” ghetto classifications, mandatory daycare, face-veil bans, revoked refugee permits, and offshore processing drove asylum numbers down and shifted public opinion. The episode distills the tradeoffs between openness and cohesion, comparisons to Australia and Japan, and what the Danish experiment means for immigration policy, welfare state sustainability, and political strategy. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.