"But we still have this problem in how our cities look, of course, and that's why the federal interior minister is facilitating and carrying out large-scale deportations,"
"ask your daughters what I might have meant."
"I would like to live in a country in which politics builds bridges and brings society together, rather than dividing with language,"
"And I will also say to you: I'd like to live in a country in which someone's appearance does not decide whether or not they fit in a city's image."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke in Potsdam about toughening migration policy and said cities’ appearance justified large-scale deportations of migrants. He doubled down on the remark when pressed, telling a journalist to "ask your daughters what I might have meant," and later clarified he meant migrants without residence permits and jobs who do not comply with German laws. A ZDF survey found 63% agreement with Merz's statements but only 18% reporting refugees cause neighbourhood issues and 74% noting no significant problems. Coalition partners criticized the language. Protests have drawn thousands and planned demonstrations continue in multiple cities.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]