CSU goes into retreat: migration as a key issue – “traffic light fuels illegal migration and asylum abuse”

Created: 01/14/2023 08:22

By: Christian Deutschländer

The CSU leadership (from left): parliamentary group leader Thomas Kreuzer, party leader Markus Söder and general secretary Martin Huber.

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Migration will definitely be a key issue in the state election campaign for the CSU.

They now want to talk about this at the exam in Banz.

Munich – The CSU state parliament in Kloster-Klausur: At the start of the election year, the MPs will meet in Banz, Franconia, from Monday.

Four days are scheduled, participants include the Prime Ministers Söder and Wüst from Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia.

Group leader Thomas Kreuzer (63) from Kempten adjusts the content again.

In addition to security, energy and innovation, the topic of migration should also be the focus. 

Thomas Kreuzer: The migration situation is coming to a head

They go into seclusion with the faction.

Will you break the silence and mumbling of the CSU on the sensitive issue of migration?

Kreuzer:

The topic of the exam is: "The future begins now." This includes several crucially important topics - energy supply and economic success as a basis for being able to solve social problems.

Of course we will also talk about migration.

The importance increases.

We didn't just realize that now.

At the last retreat in Banz in September, we had the head of the Federal Migration Office as a guest.

I have warned that the situation is getting worse again.

At that point in time, few people, including the media, were obviously interested.

Have we exceeded the 2015/16 numbers?

Kreuzer:

The situation is different.

Today, migrants arrive across all borders, not only in the south, but also via France, Poland, Switzerland.

Last year we exceeded 200,000 asylum seekers.

This is far too high and cannot be integrated in the long term.

what has to happen

Kreuzer:

We have to make it possible for people who want to work to come to us.

However, we must ensure that we limit the influx into the social systems.

In both cases, the federal government fails completely.

It's just as wrong when the traffic light now promises immigrants citizenship even after a short time.

That should only come at the end of a successful integration.

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The traffic light fuels illegal migration and asylum abuse

Last time you called for the “upper limit” for 200,000 refugees.

Is that still valid?

Kreuzer:

Personally, I still think that we can't take in 200,000 every year, on average we need considerably less.

We see in Berlin and Cologne, for example, that in some countries integration is failing with a bang.

That is why the federal government should massively limit the influx.

Unfortunately, the traffic light does the opposite: It fuels illegal migration and asylum abuse.

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You recently complained that a big mistake was the lack of language towards Turkey.

Why?

Kreuzer:

We stopped the mass illegal border crossings in Europe in 2015/16 with two things: by closing the border from Macedonia to Greece and by the Turkey agreement...

... that no longer works?

Kreuzer:

This agreement is obviously not working anymore.

For ideological reasons, the German government has allowed the thread of talks on Turkey to be torn off.

The country and the government are insulted, in return Ankara allows more migrants to travel unhindered.

Almost three million refugees, mainly from Syria, have found shelter in Turkey.

If we want to get the migration problems under control, we should better support Turkey with supplies and work together in a spirit of trust.

You will leave politics after the election.

Will you still remain CSU faction leader until October?

Cruiser:

Yes.

Let's finish this term together.

I will be fully involved in the election campaign throughout Bavaria, far beyond my constituency.

And by the way, not to take part in speculation about my successor.

The interview was conducted by Christian Deutschländer.