No Money and Borders Closed

The Migration Summit discusses tightening refugee policy after the Solingen attack and the AfD election. Numbers are declining, but some municipalities feel overburdened.

The Deportation Improvement Act is criticized for its tightening measures. The Dublin system is ineffective and the federal government plans to cut funding for refugees, which is legally controversial.

There are plans to enable deportations to Syria and concessions to the Taliban. The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has yet to determine whether the subsistence minimum must be secured by cash or benefits in kind.

The Dutch far-right government's plans for an 'asylum crisis law' resemble the demands of the Union. Migration researcher Gerald Knaus sharply criticizes the Union's demand for rejections at the border.

A panel discussion by Frankfurter Rundschau and the Karl-Gerold-Foundation discusses how immigration has become the issue of the right-wing. Pirmasens plans to apply for a moratorium on refugee influx due to overburdened social services.