Sunday, October 15, 2023

My Five Humble Thoughts On German Migration/Immigration/Asylum

 First, someone going back to the 1960s....should have written a ironclad rule and said X-number of applicants per year would be accepted.

There should have some PhD economist team that assessed the economy, housing, time to integrate and written a formula to say what the X-number was and how it could go up and down....relative to the status of the country.

Second, each applicant should have been entered into a mental and physical exam.  TB testing?  Yeah.  Mental exam?  Yeah.  IQ level exam?  Yeah.  Criminal record required to prove you aren't a problem?  Yeah.

Third, showing up without a ID or passport?  That should have been an immediate barrier and no approval for any status or funding should have been allowed.  

Fourth, felony crime situation in the first 24 months?  Anything involving serious drug trafficking, assault, or gang activity?  That should have been a police-pick-up situation, and a review by a judge to hold you until you could be deported.  This whole 'bad-boy' business should have been explained in detail on day one of acceptance.

Fifth and final, some German political group should have assessed over thirty years ago....housing issues and how lack of housing would prevent increased numbers of refugees or asylum seekers.  If your motivation is to house refugees in some steel container building for three or four years....it creates a poor motivational tool for thinking you are part of the 'community' or society.  

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