So now German taxpayers are paying a ransom to get people out of their country whom they begged to come in.
Right. Got it.
You got 500,000 folks sitting there with failed visa applications, and trying to use the court-system to hold them back while getting welfare coverage only. So this 1,200 Euro option is a big enticement. If you take into consideration how many of these folks are male and under the age of 25, most would readily jump at the deal.