Which can lead to some very unpleasant results. And if it does, Merkel will bear the brunt of the responsibility for it.
Merkel, her party (CDU), and the coalition party (SPD). I should note that the three other significant parties (FDP, Green, and Linke Party) have taken similar positions and refused to listen their enthusiasm for immigration. For every three votes that the CDU has lost to AfD (anti-immigration)...the SPD has lost one vote. Even the Greens and other two parties have noticed some voter negativity.
The federal election is fall of 2017, and there’s five more state elections before that point. This episode today only sends up a red-flag. You’ve still got lots of time before it gets real interesting.