Germany’s Migration Policy Correction: Distancing from Extreme Proposals
Germany’s Migration Policy Correction: Distancing from Extreme Proposals

Author(s): Miłosława Fijałkowska
Subject(s): Politics, Public Administration, Public Law, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Germany; Migrations; Angela Merkel; parliamentary elections; political parties; refugees; society
Summary/Abstract: The mass-migration crisis that enveloped Germany in 2015 has had consequences for ruling party CDU, mainly costing it support. It also increased the popularity of extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany, which demands a drastic tightening of the country’s immigration policy. Instead of the extreme measures, Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided on a revised approach that combines tightening immigration laws, greater protection and monitoring of borders, and increasing deportations of people refused legal protection in Germany. Merkel’s policy has brought positive results, but the price for it is seen in cracks in the ruling coalition and even within her own party.

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