Germany’s left-wing government has finally decided to impose immigration restrictions in response to a surge in migrant murders that gave right-wing party Alternative for Germany a boost in the recent election.
Success for far right AfD in former East German states of Thuringia/Saxony. In Thuringia, they top the poll.
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) September 1, 2024
Worth noting how poorly SPD generally does here. Nonetheless a big day in German politics- first time a far right party has won an election in Germany since the 1930s. pic.twitter.com/qvqw2B3JUb
AfD won elections in the state of Thuringia and came in second in Saxony after a Syrian migrant murdered 3 Germans at a festival in Solingen.
Germany is the largest economy in the European Union and the temporary immigration restriction will likely be felt by businesses that use cheap imported labor- something the AfD has rallied against since its inception in 2013.
47.3% of welfare recipients in Germany are migrants. They were supposed to come in to fill the labor shortage but are instead ruining the social safety net. pic.twitter.com/TvQWLRfdpw
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 3, 2024
Officially, the ban begins on September 16 and will last for 6 months. In addition to Austria, Chechia, Poland, and Switzerland, controls will be in place at the borders with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium.
Left Wing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been forced by the rise in Right Wing popularity to shift his language on immigration- now promising to kick out any serious criminals.
🇩🇪‼️ NEW: Angela Merkel is confronted on the streets of Berlin while surrounded by personal bodyguards.
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) August 28, 2024
"The main thing is that you feel safe here in Germany, huh Ms. Merkel?"
After allowing over 1 million migrants to enter the country in 2016, crime levels have exploded. pic.twitter.com/WyJuWvzTNj
Germany imported about a million immigrants from the Middle East under former Chancellor Angela Merkel
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