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‘Two-thirds do not work. Many of them must go back,’ says Merz about Syrians living in Germany
Remix ^ | December 16, 202

Posted on 12/17/2024 8:34:45 AM PST by george76

The debate is raging about Syrian migrants living in Germany and whether hundreds of thousands will have to return to their homeland..

Germany’s Christian Democrat Union (CDU) candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz says that Germany cannot accept more Syrians from Syria and that those Syrians who are not integrated should return to Syria.

Notably, Merz is pointing to the sky-high levels of unemployment among many of the country’s Syrian population. The chancellor candidate, during an appearance on ARD, said the “one-third” who “work and are integrated” in Germany can stay, “but the two-thirds do not work, they are overwhelmingly young men, many of them can go back, and many must go back.”

He said that a push to return many of these migrants must occur, saying: “We must now speak very openly with them and say: You have no place in Germany in the long term… We have long been of the opinion that at least people could have returned to the north a long time ago, and now to other parts of the country as well.”

There are currently 1 million Syrians in the country, and those not working have become a major burden for German taxpayers. According to government data, 210,000 are employed, while 250,000 are currently “looking for work.” Another 150,000 are unemployed.

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, there is a European-wide push to return Syrians to their country; however, the ruling German government has expressed caution about the security situation in the country.

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Merz himself said there should be a halt to accepting new refugees from Syria and that “those who come could also have been members of Assad’s militias and we have no use for them in Germany.”

The CDU under Merkel is responsible for most of the Syrians in Germany after Merkel gave the greenlight to allow them to settle in the country. Many of the Syrians in Germany have shown no interest in returning home.

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Both the CDU and their sister party, the Christian Socialists (CSU), are pushing for rapid deportation of criminals. The head of the CSU in the Bundestag, Alexander Dobrindt, told the Rheinische Post that “if reasons for protection no longer apply and the right of residence expires in many cases, then repatriation to Syria must also be possible.” He said he is pushing for the quick deportation of criminals first and foremost and financial support for voluntary departures.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has also called for Syrians to return to their country, and the CDU may have trouble implementing its agenda on this issue. It has already signaled it will refuse to work with the AfD following February elections and will instead join a coalition with the Green Party. The Greens, in turn, have already rejected calls to return Syrians.

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“By demanding immediate return and combining this with incentives, the Union (CDU) shows once again that it is using migration policy for its election campaign and disregarding the reality in the Middle East,” said Lamya Kaddor, the Greens’ domestic policy spokeswoman in the Bundestag,

She said she hopes that every Syrian who wishes to return voluntarily will be able to do so safely.

“At the same time, many Syrians have been naturalized and have become native here. Many are making a valuable contribution to our society, their children are German and they are building a life for themselves in Germany,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Social Democrats are attacking what they say is the un-Christian stance of the Christian Democrats.

“The fact that the CDU and CSU are talking about deportations first after the fall of the dictator Assad and against the backdrop of a still unclear situation in Syria is shabby and cynical,” SPD parliamentary group vice-chairman Dirk Wiese told the Rheinische Post .

“The Union would be consistent in its stance if it were to remove the C from its name,” said Wiese. “Our support should clearly go to the Syrians who have had to live under a terrible regime for years – towards a free and safe Syria.”


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KEYWORDS: cdu; europe; europeanunion; friedrichmerz; germany; hirah; invasion; jihad; jihadinvasion; merz; syria; syrians
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1 posted on 12/17/2024 8:34:45 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

Trump halo effect.


2 posted on 12/17/2024 8:35:51 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: george76

Yes, absolutely. The West must rid itself of parasites

Especially here. Get them out asap


3 posted on 12/17/2024 8:39:06 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (What does the Deep State have on Dims and RINOs? Demand release of all tax returns)
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To: george76

... “but the two-thirds do not work, they are overwhelmingly young men,”


Gosh, I wonder why that is. Life on welfare in Germany has got to be a lot easier than living in war-torn Syria where I imagine you either work or starve.


4 posted on 12/17/2024 8:39:46 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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Military age men who can not read nor write / left their families behind = Jihad invasion.


5 posted on 12/17/2024 8:44:58 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

180 turn-around for Merkel, or, more correctly attempting to position her statement as a serious turn-around.

In reality, it does not promise an serious correction.

Merkel did enormous damage to Germany and Europe. She needs to go.


6 posted on 12/17/2024 8:45:36 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: hanamizu

How many speak German I wonder......NONE?

How would anyone expect to survive in a country where you don’t speak the language?

And the fact that English speaking Americans are expected to learn and speak Spanish pisses me off to no end.


7 posted on 12/17/2024 8:46:10 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: george76

Quit giving them money and they will go away


8 posted on 12/17/2024 8:47:57 AM PST by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3371389/posts

and Angela Merkel killed Germany by bringing in..

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4284004/posts


9 posted on 12/17/2024 8:48:15 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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Good luck trying to get rid of them now.


10 posted on 12/17/2024 8:53:10 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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And just like that, the moose limb invasion stopped. Well, not really. Probably harder to return than our ‘send them back’ plans.


11 posted on 12/17/2024 8:57:38 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: george76

Clean them all out by any means necessary.


12 posted on 12/17/2024 9:00:55 AM PST by ABStrauss (I miss Rush!)
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To: george76

Bookmark


13 posted on 12/17/2024 9:05:54 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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To: V_TWIN

How would anyone expect to survive in a country where you don’t speak the language?


If the country provides a place to stay, a nice hotel perhaps, monthly welfare check, free cell phone, access to young women, free health care and punishment for anyone who objects to your presence, it could be quite ‘survivable’.


14 posted on 12/17/2024 9:11:09 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: george76

Good luck. We’re gonna have a hard enough time getting rid of sponges in the USA with a mandate. Leftist Euroweenies don’t have the guts to do it at all.


15 posted on 12/17/2024 9:20:12 AM PST by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
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To: george76

Many? No! Every one of them!


16 posted on 12/17/2024 9:24:02 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the son of man, who has no salvation.")
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To: vpintheak

OFFERING A BOUNTY for INFORMATION WILL SPEED UP THE PROCESS.

Keep BOUNTY RECIPIENT INVISIBLE.


17 posted on 12/17/2024 9:50:09 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: george76

thank Angela Merkel!


18 posted on 12/17/2024 10:08:25 AM PST by ronniesgal ( so is it okay that I said that??? GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
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To: V_TWIN
This is Austria but Austria and Germany are basically the same and German is the language in both countries.

Refugees refuse German language courses taught by females in Austria

19 posted on 12/17/2024 10:29:04 AM PST by Oorang (Politicians:-a feeble band of lowly reptiles who shun the light and who lurk in their own dens. )
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To: george76

Pols always say this, but for the most part never do it.


20 posted on 12/17/2024 10:32:21 AM PST by rbg81
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