Schäuble advocates lower social benefits for asylum seekers

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Schäuble advocates lower social benefits for asylum seekers in Germany

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How the asylum debate is dividing Germany

Apparently Olaf Scholz also believes the number of migrants arriving in Germany is too high. Friedrich Merz is calling on the Chancellor to have a joint conversation – and now Wolfgang Schäuble has joined the debate about the right level of social benefits for asylum seekers.

Wolfgang Schäuble intervened in the debate about the right level of social benefits for asylum seekers. He advocates a uniform level across Europe in order to be able to distribute asylum seekers more evenly. This also means reducing social benefits in Germany.

DFormer Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) spoke out in an interview in favor of reducing social benefits for asylum seekers. “We have to realize that we can no longer afford this asylum policy,” said Schäuble, according to a message from “Zeit online” on Sunday. “If we offer a higher level of social benefits, we shouldn’t be surprised that people try to come to Germany if possible. “So we need a uniform, European level,” said the former Federal Interior and Finance Minister, according to the information.

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According to the statement, Schäuble warned not to hold relevant discussions with reference to the Federal Constitutional Court: “The argument that the Constitutional Court is not taking part is an attempt at explanation by politicians who do not want to decide on these questions.” He supported statements by former Federal President Joachim Gauck, who called on politicians to open up new leeway in migration policy, even if they “sound inhumane”.

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Wolfgang Schäuble also criticized the federal government for financially supporting sea rescuers in the Mediterranean. He said in the interview that he “understands the anger of the Italians that Germany is providing state support to sea rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean that not only save refugees but also bring them to Europe.” “This is the business basis for smuggling crime.”

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