Migration debate: FDP politician Thomae rejects Söder’s proposal for asylum policy

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Migration debate
FDP politician Thomae rejects Söder’s proposal for asylum policy

There will soon no longer be any money for rejected asylum seekers in Bavaria, but rather chip cards for limited purchases of certain goods. photo

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Bavaria’s Prime Minister Söder soon no longer wants to give rejected asylum seekers money, but rather chip cards for limited purchases. The FDP sees no advantage in this.

The Parliamentary Secretary of the FDP in the Bundestag, Stephan Thomae, has rejected a proposal by CSU chairman Markus Söder on asylum policy. “In view of the shortage of work and skilled workers, asylum seekers should be brought into the regular labor market,” said Thomae to the editorial network Germany (RND/Montag). “A commitment to charitable work has the disadvantage that municipalities then compete with private service providers with cheap labor.” Rather, the goal must be to integrate immigrants into the labor market as quickly as possible so that they can earn their own living.

Regarding the switch from cash to benefits in kind planned in Bavaria, Thomae said that the municipalities could already decide for themselves whether to grant asylum seekers benefits in kind or pay out money. “Municipalities opt for cash payments because it involves less effort.”

Bavaria’s Prime Minister Söder told “Bild am Sonntag” that rejected asylum seekers in the state would soon no longer be given money, but rather chip cards for limited purchases of certain goods. He also announced a program so that asylum seekers can do more community work until their residence status is decided. This involves work in construction yards or parks. “This should be done everywhere in Germany,” said Söder around three weeks before the Bavarian state elections.

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