NAfter the state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, party representatives were in surprising agreement that the debacle for the Berlin coalition and the AfD’s success had primarily to do with one issue: migration. Its dark side was revealed that same night, when Muslims in Berlin and elsewhere celebrated the massacres of Israeli Jews by Hamas terrorists in the streets. It was perhaps Germany’s most famous living refugee, Henry Kissinger, who shortly afterwards spoke of a “serious mistake” in German migration policy.
More than two thirds of voters now want a U-turn, but the government’s offers are unlikely to convince everyone. On Wednesday she agreed on her “Migration Pact II”, which was primarily a reminder that there must have already been a Migration Pact I. Deportations should be accelerated and it should be made easier for asylum seekers to take up work. There are no signs of efforts to effectively limit the influx, although all parties have publicly signaled their willingness to cooperate. There are seven main beliefs standing in the way of an agreement that have hindered the migration debate for years.