migration
Left sees “right-wing populist outbidding competition”
Janine Wissler, Federal Chairwoman of the Left Party, gives a press conference at the party headquarters. photo
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In the opinion of the left leader, those responsible in migration policy should tackle the problems constructively. Instead, there is a tendency towards right-wing populism, complains Janine Wissler.
In migration policy, left leader Janine Wissler of the CDU and the traffic light coalition has a “right-wing populist She referred to proposals by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) for deportations, to statements by Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) on the poverty of immigrant children and to the demand by CDU politician Jens Spahn for a “pause” in admission of asylum seekers.
“Parties that have words like Christian, social or free in their names are putting on an undignified spectacle on the backs of refugees,” Wissler explained on Tuesday. “Instead of trying to catch votes with inhuman isolation policies, those responsible should finally tackle the problems constructively.” She mentioned support for municipalities with accommodation as well as help for those arriving such as apartments, language courses, easier recognition of degrees and qualifications.
Regarding Spahn’s initiative, Wissler said: “Unfortunately, war and suffering are not currently taking a break. The right to asylum is a fundamental right and fundamental rights do not pause.”
Deputy CDU national chairwoman Karin Prien sees the current influx of asylum seekers to Germany as unmanageable in the long term. Neither municipalities nor schools or daycare centers would be able to do this in the long run, Prien told the German Press Agency. “We have made a very clear commitment to taking in people fleeing war and destruction in Ukraine.” That’s more than a million people in a year.
She is also still of the opinion that Germany, as a rich country with a historical responsibility, should take in people who are politically persecuted. “But we also have to be honest, many come to Europe and especially to Germany because they want a better life for themselves and their families. And we have to reduce the numbers,” said Prien, who works in Schleswig- Holstein is Minister of Education.