Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Three Immigration Things I Learned Today Over Germany

 This came out of a Focus piece:

1.  Of the 244-odd thousand people who applied for asylum in 2022...vast number were Syrians.  Of the one-million-odd Ukrainians who came....almost no one applied for asylum.

2.  The Citizen's Allowance now for a Ukrainian family of four....in Germany....is set to 1,670 Euro, and 770 Euro for rent.  It's approved on day one of arrival.

Now, I would say this....if you attempted to arrive into Frankfurt or Berlin and take the 770 Euro for rent.....it's not enough.  If you were going to Bitburg or some small town in Hessen?  Yeah, it's enough for a good decent two bedroom apartment. 

Is 1,670 Euro enough for a family to survive?  If they were careful on shopping and no one smoked?  Yeah.   

3.  If you live in the state of NRW (far NW of Germany)....there is this statistic....half the kids in the school system there are NOT German as a first language.  

The system is admitting that it's way more weight now and burdens.....for any kid to make it in their system. 

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