Innanför gränsen men utan rättigheter- En kritisk diskursanalys av debatten kring papperslösas rätt till vård

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study has been to critically analyze the political debate surrounding undocumented migrant’s legal rights to healthcare in Sweden. An estimate of 10 000-50 000 undocumented migrants are thought to reside in Sweden. Even though these people contribute to society by supporting Swedish infrastructure with work far below minimum wage, they’re granted very few rights. The United Nations and several other organizations have criticized Sweden for being in violation of the convention of human rights in its treatment of undocumented migrants. On the 1 of July 2013 undocumented migrants were granted the same legal rights to healthcare as asylum seekers. Using the methods of linguistics professor Norman Fairclough I analyzed two of the major debates on this subject that’s taken place in parliament. Through my analysis I shed light upon how the political discourses surrounding the subject has changed within parliament in later years. I also clarify how arguments that seek to justify not giving healthcare to undocumented migrants are formed in discursive manners. The most evident results found have been a change in the way government politicians perceive undocumented migrants and the justification of not giving healthcare to this group on the basis that they’re illegal.