Merkel warns in Schwerin: migration policy must not be xenophobic!

Merkel warns in Schwerin: migration policy must not be xenophobic!

In Schwerin, the former Chancellor Angela Merkel came up with the questions of the citizens and looked back on migration policy during her reign. In an exciting panel discussion, which she conducted with the Editorial Network Germany and the Ostsee newspaper, it quickly became clear: Merkel made a lot of things to criticize the AfD in particular. She said that refugee policy decisions should not lead to xenophobia and warned that parts of society in elites and other groups could endanger the foundations of our democracy. In addition, she made it clear: "We are the people" cannot and should not be claimed by the AfD - all citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany are part of how [Welt] (https://www.welt.de/politik/Deutschland/article25634506/schwerin-angela-merkre-ihre-flueechtpolitik-man-kann-doch-nicht-zum-nichthasser-werden.html) reports.

Merkel paid special attention to the current developments regarding German border controls. After Poland's advance of initiating her own controls at the border, she emphasized it emphatically of a potential threat to the Schengen area. Although she recognized that border controls were occasionally necessary, they should not affect the free movement of the citizens in the internal market. Finding this balance is crucial.

Merkel's clear announcement on asylum policy

Their critical attitude to the practice of the Ministry of the Interior was particularly explosive in rejection of asylum seekers. Merkel demanded that everyone who requested asylum at the German border must receive a procedure. "Nobody can be rejected without an exam," said her firm conviction. These statements found hearing and met with greater interest in a meeting with former refugees organized by the WDR. But reality looks different. The Administrative Court of Berlin recently made the illegal rejection of three Somalier from Poland clear during a station control, while the Interior Ministry under Alexander Dobrindt recorded the previous practice, which further heated up the discussion about asylum policy, how Merkur documented.

Merkel's statements not only reflect the current political debate, but also illustrate the gap between its philosophy and the restrictive line of the current government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. She was concerned that a migration policy agenda that is based on the positions of the AfD could endanger social cohesion. It is obvious: Merkel advocates a migration policy based on compromises and moderation, and calls for not only to represent the basic values ​​of Germany, but also to live actively.

The role of the judiciary and future prospects

It is worth knowing that the legal framework conditions are continuously under discussion. The President of the Federal Administrative Court, Andreas Korbmacher, expresses serious doubts about the durability of the current government course and sharply criticizes the argument of the publisher Dobrindt. In addition, the suspension of the family reunification for people with subsidiary protection status is still a controversial topic that primarily affects civil war refugees from Syria who have received this protection status since 2015. Another example of the challenge that shows itself in migration policy comes from the refugee protection organization Pro Asyl, the legal steps are planning against the decision of the family reunification, as can be read on [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innengolit.