Merkel takes less ‘welcome’ tone on refugees as pressure builds

Financial Times (UK) ^ | Stefan Wagstyl in Berlin

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Refugees securing asylum in Germany should expect long delays before they can bring over their families, chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Monday in a departure from the "welcome" policy critics have blamed for triggering a huge influx of migrants.

The announcement came amid signs of growing demands in the ruling CDU/CSU bloc for a tougher response to the crisis, with Wolfgang Schauble, the powerful finance minister, adding his voice to those advocating various forms of immigration restrictions.

Steffen Seibert, Ms Merkel's spokesman, said on Monday that there had been no legal change in the government's policy. Still, in a clarification that may be welcomed by some hardliners, he explained that even refugees entitled to bring in their families could not now expect to do so because immigration officials were busy dealing with the current wave of arrivals.

"When you see this reality from one end of the country to the other, then it is clear to everyone: family reunion as it has been understood until now cannot currently take place," he said.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Kewl! A large immigrant population of sexually active morally indifferent Muslims should make the Russian occupation after WW2 seem like a church picnic.

The Russians raped, and the Russians left.

How is this time different? The Muslims will not leave.

[soycd]

Deport, sterilize or bury the islamo and african invaders soon or the EU will be overrun. Birth control to these invaders means pinching off a new one every nine months.

[petercooper]

Merkel you stupid bitch. You have ruined Germany.

[KyCats]

“Muslims taking over Germany. What could go wrong?”

Well, if I were Jewish, I think I’d be...leaving.

[drypowder]

Merkel should be put in one of her muslim refugee tents and see if she comes out with her attitude adjusted

[Bob434]

[[Surely she knew the rape cases would increase]]

no different than our dear leader letting murderers and rapists out of prison knowing full well they WILL reoffend causing untold pain and damage

[Amagi]

Nice to see Merkle has the ability from her stupid mistakes.
Meanwhile, there is no evidence that our swaggering, supremely ignorant, profoundly arrogant, POTUS does not still cling to the notion there are 57 states.