Germany: "No Change to Open-Door Migration Policy"
by Soeren Kern
July 29, 2016 at 5:00 am
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8591/germany-open-door-migrationSend
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Chancellor Merkel said she knows that Germans are worried about their personal safety: "We are doing everything humanly possible to ensure security in Germany," she noted, but added, "Anxiety and fear cannot guide our political decisions."
"The chancellor remains committed to her current course of action. A classic Merkel refrain follows: 'There must be a thorough analysis.'" — Thomas Vitzthum, political editor of Die Welt.
"The country is split, its citizens deeply insecure? 'We can do it!' Sexual assaults on women in swimming pools and at festivals? 'We can do it!' Terrorist attacks by Islamists in Germany? 'We can do it!' Growing frustration and rising political apathy among the population? 'We can do it!' But who are the 'we'? ... Not a word to the citizens who for a year have had to deal with the consequences of the asylum onslaught. Not a word to the local communities that are unable to cope with the financial and burdens of accommodating asylum seekers." — Editorial in the newspaper, Junge Freiheit.
