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Migration: After the vote is before the vote
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SPD, the Greens and the Left have urgently warned the Union of deciding tightening in migration policy with the votes of the AfD. Vain.
A few weeks before the early election, the argument about the right course in migration policy in the Bundestag has escalated. The fact that the Union has carried out an application with votes from AfD, FDP and without a faction ensures outrage among politicians of the SPD, the Greens and the left.
What does the decision now mean?
In the Union’s request, the Federal Government is asked to arrange comprehensive rejections to German borders. Asylum seekers should also no longer be allowed to enter. However, the application is not legally binding. The fact that he still gets so much attention is because he has found a majority with the voices of the opposition. Speakers from FDP, AfD and some frameworkless had spoken out for this and in the end they also voted for it. The remaining government parties SPD and Greens as well as the group Die Linke positioned themselves. The BSW abstained.
What’s next?
This Friday will be voted again. Then there are not only applications with an appellative character in the Bundestag plenary, but a draft law that – if it should also pass the Federal Council – would have to be implemented by the Federal Government. For example, the family reunification, which is currently limited to 1,000 people per month, would have to be ended until further notice. In addition, the so -called influx limitation law provides that the federal police, if it encounters the area of responsibility in their area of responsibility, may carry out residence -related measures – for example, send people back to other countries.
However, it is questionable whether there is a majority in the Federal Council. A majority in the Bundestag, on the other hand, are likely because, in addition to the Union, FDP, AfD and BSW have also signaled approval.
What does that mean for the election campaign now?
That is not yet foreseeable. First, have been shown that many people now decide who they give their voice relatively shortly before the election date. Second, two effects must be taken into account here: Studies show that the voter potential of the AfD – i.e. the people who could imagine choosing Alice Weidel’s party – is significantly smaller than the potential electorate of the CDU/CSU and SPD. Some of the people who under no circumstances do their cross at the AfD could also be critical of a decision with votes from the AfD.
On the other hand, many voters believe that Germany has accepted too many asylum seekers in recent years and that if they are deported, it is not quick enough. Some of them could therefore support the push of Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz (CDU) to initiate a change of course before the formation of a new federal government.
How big are the problems in German asylum policy?
It is true if SPD politicians point out that the number of asylum applications in 2024 has dropped by around 30 percent to 229,751 income. In the previous year, however, there had been an increase of around 51 percent to 329,120 asylum applications. And many asylum seekers still need state support years after entry – for example because they do not find an apartment or due to psychological problems, which are often a result of war experiences and experiences on the run.
According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, 20,084 people were deported from Germany last year – around 22 percent more than 2023. However, a problem is that many people who should actually leave – including criminals – stay longer in the end. For example, because their countries of origin do not cooperate in returns or because those affected are not found on the day of deportation. Again and again it happens that the responsible authorities of the federal government, the federal states and municipalities fail to organize a return at short notice. According to domestic politicians, this has to do with an overload, but also related to the complex structure of responsibility in federalism.
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Source: Stern

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