Chancellor Scholz has announced a tougher course in migration policy. CDU parliamentary group vice-president Spahn is now calling on him to lift the party discipline in Bundestag votes on the issue. The Greens still have a long way to go.
Union parliamentary group vice-president Jens Spahn has called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to lift party discipline in individual votes on migration policy in the Bundestag. Limiting migration can only be achieved if laws in the Bundestag and the EU are changed, said the former health minister of the Funke media group.
“The Greens still have a long way to go. That’s why we say: Mr. Chancellor, in case of doubt, these issues must be addressed without the Greens.” The Chancellor can approve individual votes. “Just like at the beginning of this electoral period with compulsory vaccination, when Olaf Scholz did not have a majority in his own coalition.”
Benefit cuts required
The CDU politician also insisted on drastic cuts in benefits for asylum seekers: “We have to differentiate between three groups when it comes to the amount of social benefits: those who have to leave the country, those who enjoy temporary protection and those who have a permanent right of residence. ” Only the third group should receive regular social benefits. In order to implement it, the constitution must be changed if necessary, demanded Spahn.
According to the current legal situation, even foreigners who are required to leave the country would be treated the same as recipients of citizenship benefits. “When the world changes, you also have to adapt the rules. Our basic right to asylum was not designed for today’s form of irregular mass migration,” said Spahn.