CDU managing director Thorsten Frei considers the traffic light migration policy to be dangerous. For people, the feeling of disorderly immigration is symbolic of the state as a whole.

Almost all people in Germany say that the stance of parties on migration issues is a deciding factor in where they vote. Experts agree that the German economy is dependent on immigration into the labor market due to the lack of work and skilled workers. At the beginning of 2024, the Bundestag passed the “Repatriation Improvement Act’ which is intended to make deportations easier.