In the two days since the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz tightened border controls, 19 people who had applied for asylum have reportedly been turned away.
It’s also immoral to perceive these people as a burden in the first place.
No, its not.
It absolutely is immoral and incredibly misinformed.
We - and the world - live from learning from and living with foreigners.
To think of foreigners as a burden is outright stupid. Whoever you are, without migration and foreigners living together you wouldn’t even have an identity.
IMMIGRATION is great. Germany wouldn’t had its “Wirtschaftswunder” without all the foreign workers and would not have this rich cultural landscape you can find in nearly all cities.
The difference with asylum is that this is a temporary measure out of humanitarian needs, which MAY lead to immigration, but it is not the norm.
This has to be addressed, with funding, staffing and other forms of aid.
No, its not.
It absolutely is immoral and incredibly misinformed.
We - and the world - live from learning from and living with foreigners.
To think of foreigners as a burden is outright stupid. Whoever you are, without migration and foreigners living together you wouldn’t even have an identity.
You are still mixing up immigration and asylum.
IMMIGRATION is great. Germany wouldn’t had its “Wirtschaftswunder” without all the foreign workers and would not have this rich cultural landscape you can find in nearly all cities.
The difference with asylum is that this is a temporary measure out of humanitarian needs, which MAY lead to immigration, but it is not the norm.
Yes it is. Asylum seekers, after an adjustment period and learning the language a bit, overwhelmingly want to work if we only enabled them to.