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Finance Minister Lindner: "More consistency in dealing with migrants who have no right of residence"
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In the past year, the number of asylum seekers in Germany increased again significantly, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf), many come to Germany unregistered.
Finance Minister Christian Lindner is now insisting on more deportations of rejected asylum seekers.
It needs "more consistency in dealing with migrants who have no right of residence," said the FDP politician to the news portal "t-online".
With the statements, Lindner increases the pressure on Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD), who is currently hoping for the office of Prime Minister in Hesse.
The influx into the country is currently not being adequately controlled, "because we are not sufficiently preventing irregular migration," says Lindner.
"What we don't need is irregular migration, which is illegal but still leads to permanent residence and receipt of social benefits." Lindner suggested smoothing the way for immigrants who want to work here by, among other things, having existing training recognized more quickly .
Lindner relies on party colleagues Stamp for migration agreements
The FDP Finance Minister also expressed the hope that the newly appointed Migration Commissioner Joachim Stamp (also FDP) would conclude agreements with countries of origin on the repatriation of irregular immigrants.
»There is a give and take.
Easier visas for students and in economic cooperation, but also partnership in preventing illegal migration," said Lindner.
SPD and FDP had already announced at the beginning of February that they would launch a new package of laws on migration.
It is intended to simplify access to the labor market and family reunification for asylum seekers and tolerated persons.
According to figures from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, 217,774 people in Germany applied for asylum last year – 47 percent more than in the previous year.
Most came from Syria (70,976), Afghanistan (36,358), Turkey (23,938), Iraq and Georgia.
In addition, one million war refugees from Ukraine were admitted without having to apply for asylum.
Many municipalities complain that it is almost impossible to find accommodation.
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