In the official propaganda the mass-immigration was described as "enriching". It soon became evident though, that few Utopians were actually interested in partaking of this 'enrichment':

In the neighbourhoods where newly arrived "Enrichers" settled, Utopians moved out.

Schools with high concentrations of Enrichers were avoided by Utopians.

When it came to entertainment, Utopians preferred their own pubs and restaurants and stayed clear of establishments frequented by Enrichers.

For transport Utopians persisted in using their own cars despite the high price of petrol. The public transportation system was, at least during certain hours, almost completely filled with Enrichers.

Mass-immigration had in fact been mostly negative in its impact on Utopian society and most Utopians tried, as far as possible, to steer clear of Enrichers. However, certain costs, such as those demanded by the taxman, proved harder to avoid.

BENEFIT DEPENDENCE

The unemployment rate among the newly arrived was, for obvious reasons, higher than among Utopians. First and foremost was the language barrier. There was also a significant cultural difference, which saw large numbers of Enrichers of working age not entering the labour market at all. The benefit rules were also designed in such a way that large families could obtain higher incomes through handouts than through a low paid job. Many Enrichers had come to Utopia with the sole purpose of being provided for with handouts rather than having to take on boring jobs.

SCHOOLS

The Schools were pushed from two different directions:

- The increasing cost of social-handouts caused cutbacks in many municipalities' budgets. The schools became a major target for these cutbacks.

- Many of the schools with a high proportion of students from Enricher backgrounds experienced significant levels of disruption in class. This led to a demand for higher investment in these schools to compensate them for the difficulties they faced. This money was obtained through cutting other elements of the education budget.

In the end many schools couldn't handle the situation. A large proportion of the students - especially those from Enricher backgrounds - left compulsory education with poor educational attainments. Their chances of gaining a college place or of getting a job were correspondingly reduced.

HOUSING

Immigrants faced a lack of housing for two main reasons:

- Most of the newly arrived immigrants wanted to live in big cities where there was already a lack of housing and where young Utopians were on the waiting list for their own apartment.

- The handout-rules caused some cities to teardown modern apartment buildings in order to prevent Enrichers from moving in and thus being spared the burden of financing these groups through handouts.

Those areas that saw large numbers of Enrichers moving in soon noticed big changes. Late night disturbances, rubbish on the streets, petty thievery and general vandalism all increased, while more and more Utopians began to feel unsafe. Those Utopians who could, soon left ­ the famous 'white flight'.

PEACE ON THE STREETS

In public areas, on the streets and in marketplaces, feelings of insecurity increased. The risk of rape and assault on women became so common that Utopian women in general stopped going out after dark.
Young Utopian men were also the victims of street robberies. They found themselves being robbed of personal property, such as mopeds and cellular phones, and were often assaulted physically and humiliated by the robbers.

The elderly and handicapped were another high-risk group. Robbery and assault on these became commonplace.

Much of the street violence had an ethnic element to it ­ most of the victims were Utopians, most of the perpetrators Enrichers.

SERVICE

The increase in robberies of post offices and shops led to the inevitable withdrawal of services and an increase in costs.

- Many post offices had to reduce their opening hours or sometimes close down entirely.

- Shops that opened in the evening had to impose strict security measures. This resulted in increased costs, which were passed on to consumer in higher prices.

- Shops selling high value items, such as jewellers, experienced an increase in smash-and-grab robberies.

These robberies were expensive both in the damage they caused and the in value of the stolen merchandise. As a result, insurance premiums increased, as did the cost of goods in these shops; some shops were even forced to close down.

GENERAL VANDALISM

- The public transportation system saw increased levels of graffiti and vandalism. Sometimes entire underground carriages or commuter carriages were destroyed.

- Attacks against moving buses and trains became commonplace. Such acts threatened human life and also caused traffic disruption.

- Arson also increased, schools in particular suffered from this form of criminal vandalism.

NARCOTICS

Earlier, narcotic crimes had been given a high priority in Utopia. It had been recognised that narcotics could destroy a young person's life. Not only are narcotics a danger to an individual's well being, they also lead to criminality. In order to finance his or her use of narcotics, an addict is obliged to commit crimes.

In line with the increase in immigration Utopia also saw increases in narcotic smuggling, drug use and drug related crime.

TRAFFIC

Traffic safety also had a high priority in Utopia - with positive results. Compared to countries in south Middletopia, the numbers of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Utopia was considerably lower. Behind these statistics lay such factors as good road maintenance, vehicle control and strict requirements of the people that drove the vehicle.

Many of the newly arrived viewed the driving test as just another unnecessary form of bureaucracy, and simply bypassed the test. They drove with invalid or fake licenses, they cheated on the test or they drove without any licence at all. Their vehicles were often faulty and constituted a danger to other road users.

As a consequence, the number of traffic accidents in Utopia began to increase.

DISEASES

With increased immigration came increased levels of disease. The number of cases of people infected with HIV and full-blown AIDS saw significant increases, unlike anything seen before in Utopia.

A disease like TB, which had been exterminated to all intents and purposes in Utopia, reappeared.

The number of cases of physical assaults on staff in hospitals became so numerous that nurses wanted physical assaults listed as a national health problem.

HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE

Immigration increased the pressure on the health system in a number of ways:

- New kinds of diseases (see above) to cope with.

- Cutbacks in the health care system due to the general economic situation.

- Staff stress levels increased due to the fact that the Enrichers generally were more demanding when it came to health care - be it from a more demanding attitude or that they were less healthy than the Utopians.

Dental care also so an increase in costs. It didn't cost an Enricher anything to get his or her teeth replaced, the social welfare office paid the bill. This led, rather naturally, to an increase in demand.

OTHER EXPENSES

To all the above calls on the taxation system were added further demands.

First came the reception of refugees. These costs spiralled out of control as the number of asylum seekers rose but were faced by a shortage of accommodation. The public authorities were obliged to rent accommodation from private landlords, and as demand increased so did the cost. The required standard for this accommodation was high. The "refugee" was afforded a very generous package: fully furnished properties to a good standard were stipulated, including TVs etc, the package even included new clothes. The state also paid for administrative items such as lawyer's fees, interpreter costs etc.

Then there were the regular trips back to the home country, paid by the social welfare office. These became common once the Enricher had received his or her residential permit from the Utopian government.

Then came all the culture-related costs, or adaptation costs. In to this category fell such things as protection and care of persecuted immigrant women (persecuted by their "persecuted" husbands).

Then came the cost of taking so-called difficult youths ('bad boys', literally in Utopian) into custody in "paragraph-12-homes" ­ the majority of which came from Enricher backgrounds. During the course of a year the cost per head could be in excess of 1 million kronor, which the Utopian taxpayers paid. It was considered "good business" as it would cost more to have the "bad-boy" running loose in society.

TOTAL COST

There didn't exist any official figure for the total cost of mass-immigration to Utopia. Unofficial calculations, however, suggested that the cost could have been more than 200 billion kronor annually.

The minister responsible for immigration had been asked to comment on these figures, but she refused. "When dealing with people one cannot measure in kronor and ore", she replied curtly.