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The ruling in the Folketing comes after newly released figures show that people of "immigrant backgrounds" are now the majority in Brøndby Strand and Odense. The parliamentary resolution read: “The Parliament notes with concern that today there are areas in Denmark, where the proportion of immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries is over 50 per cent.

GETTY More than 21,000 migrants arrived in Denmark in 2015

The Folketing believes that Danes should not be in minority neighbourhoods in Denmark

“The Folketing believes that Danes should not be in minority neighbourhoods in Denmark.” The legislation was only narrowly agreed after parliamentarians in the Folketing voted 55 to 54 in favour of the proposal. No-one abstained from the vote. There has been reports of migrants attacking Danish nationals since arriving in the country.

GETTY Denmark is stepping up plans to make it harder for migrants to become citizens

Rafi Ibrahim, a Syrian who has lived in Denmark for years, said migrants did not understand how to act in Western society. He said last year: “If they see a girl, they go nuts. They simply can't handle it. In Syria and many other countries, it is not normal for a strange woman to smile at you. “Those girls who are harassed aren't necessarily scantily-dressed or drunk. Sometimes it is enough just to be a girl.” Denmark has previously offered cash incentives to migrants who cannot assimilate to the country’s way of life.

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GETTY Parliament voted 55 to 54 in favour of the resolution