German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced plans to increase deportations of illegal migrants and restrict the number of people entering the country following the rise of antisemitism and celebrations of Hamas’ violent incursion into Israel across the country over the past fortnight.
Scholz, who happily permitted just under 1.5 million immigrants to enter Germany in 2022, stated in a recent interview with the outlet Der Spiegel: “We must finally deport on a large scale those who have no right to stay in Germany” in the case of those falsely claiming to be “asylum seekers.”
“To make that possible, our public authorities must be reachable around the clock so that someone can actually be deported when the federal police take them into custody,” he added.
The German Chancellor highlighted the country’s excessive bureaucracy governing refugee status, with it often taking up to 39 months for courts to hear asylum claims in a number of federal states. “That is unacceptable. We have to deport people more often and faster,” he explained.
He also announced a “package of measures” to reduce overall immigration, such as working alongside the European Union to “fairly [distribute]” migrants across Europe, increase border security, and limit state handouts to new arrivals – a policy which has already cost German taxpayers a staggering $145 billion since 2010.
“What matters now is keeping our society together,” he concluded.
