Germany's ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration

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Germany's ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration



BERLIN: -- Germany’s ruling coalition is clashing over how best to integrate the more than one million refugees the country has welcomed in recent months.

The centre-right CDU is calling for a six-month initial halt on refugees receiving the minimum wage if they are in an internship. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party claims that if the 8.50 euros an hour payment is lowered, employees will be more likely to offer job opportunities.

The social democratic SPD and Greens, however, say refugees should be entitled to the minimum wage. They rejected the CDU’s idea outright, as SPD Secretary General, Katarina Barley, explained.

“A cut-back in giving refugees the minimum wage will not be possible with us. Because, to pit refugees against those who are having a hard time on the job market anyway, would put at risk social solidarity in our society,” she said.

The CDU says refugees must be able to earn their own livelihood if they wish to permanently reside in Germany.

It says sufficient language skills,knowledge of German law and society and no criminal record are all essential.

Berlinale gives helping hand

The capital city’s Berlinale film festival is aiming to give refugees a helping hand, by sponsoring initiatives aiming to integrate dozens of people into German society.

Syrian Mzkin Mattini is working in a food truck.

“The people are nice,” he said. “Usually you can meet good people but actually I’m working now not for money, not for anything, just to show people we have a lot of experience, we are professional about everything, we have doctors, architects, lawyers, we have everything. Just to change how people look at refugees now.”


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[sweatalot]

"we have doctors, architects, lawyers,"

nice, welcome

what percentage of the refugees - will the rest be useful or a burden, or even dangerous to their hosts?

[ROGER DUNN]

Should never of taken them in in the first place !!!!!! they [europe ] will never be able to get rid of them now.

What a bloody mess the EU has caused . !!!!!

[Saradoc1972]

The problem is who came to Germany, namely mostly unskilled labourers. And that term too goes for most people who might have been considered skilled workers in the third world country they hail from.

If there is no apparent shortage of unskilled labourers in Germany (and there isn't - we got our own home-grown high-school dropouts), those are the majority competing for jobs paying minimum wages, what was all this talk about refugees being a boon for Germany in that they would provide much needed labour?

Apart from that I am totally opposed to conflating immigration and asylum, I still don't get it and I don't see how that is going to end well.

[tomacht8]

The CDU says refugees must be able to earn their own livelihood if they wish to permanently reside in Germany.

Nonsense.
....permanently reside in Germany.
Now it comes out again.
Not temporary stay.
permanently!!!
They lie to the native people about their plans.
Our social protection systems will break.
That's people betrayal.

Integration in France

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLDWGO6gPEU

Integration in Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hyW2hWqzE4

[tomacht8]

We / the germans must accept that immigrants are more criminal.

That's what she actually said.
Incredibly?
Welcome to the idiotic Europe.

With this Leaders it is time now to stand up and fight for your country.
Europe wake up!