Migrants in Germany: life after moving

The talk about the aggravation of the refugee crisis in Europe, recognized by the European Commission as the most serious since the Second World War, does not subside. At the same time, Germany is considered the state of the European Union, which took the main blow of the "refugee wave".

According to the German Interior Ministry, last year the country sheltered more than a million migrants - asylum seekers. This is twice as high as in the previous year. In the UN, the situation is described as unacceptable when the main efforts to receive migrants are made by one country. What is the situation with migrants in Germany in 2016?

Why do they seek here?

Germany for migrants is one of the most desirable countries. According to the estimates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, about 1.1 million refugees were registered in the country last year. Of these, a significant proportion are Syrians (428,500 people).

The most attractive are the overall economic level of the country and the level of social guarantees that migrants in Germany are provided with.

From the history of the question

The topic "Germany: Migrants" has deep historical and economic roots. The German economy has not been able to do without migrant workers since the post-war boom. The country needs labor and "young blood". The reason is the demographic crisis and obvious signs of population aging.

A country with managed immigration

Most migrant workers of the '50s returned home to South and South-East Europe, but many stayed in Germany, so that it turned from a "migrant country" into a country with controlled immigration.

In the 80s in Germany, only due to the Turks, as well as the Germans, after the collapse of the communist system returning from the territory of the former Soviet Union, Poland and Romania, the proportion of immigrants per capita exceeded those of immigrant countries: the USA, Canada and Australia.

In Germany, up to 2015, there were more than 7 million migrants, which is about 9% of the population. This also includes 1.5 million foreigners who received citizenship, and about 4.5 million immigrants. It turns out that every sixth inhabitant of Germany here immigrated or comes from a family of migrants.

Migrants in Germany: life after moving

In general, migrant workers are used as unskilled labor, since Germany was primarily recruited for simple jobs. Some are used as skilled workers, and only a few manage to obtain a profession that provides for a relatively high qualification. According to research, families of German migrants are not easy to improve their financial situation or climb the social ladder.

Still, some progress has been made in the integration of migrants over the past decades: the law introduces simplifications in the acquisition of German citizenship, contacts between visitors and indigenous residents have become more intense, and the positive perception of ethnic diversity by the indigenous population has increased. The adoption of the new immigration law for the first time provided a broad legal framework regulating all spheres of migration policy.

Rights of migrants

Migrants in Germany live according to the rules in force in the country:

• Initial 3 months (during this period the application is considered), refugees are provided free of charge with shelter, food, clothing and medical assistance;
• A separate article provides for the issuance of "pocket money" to cover personal needs (in the month of 143 euros per person);
• After leaving reception centers, migrants in Germany today receive about 287-359 euros a month, in addition, they put 84 euros for children under 6 years old;
• Refugees have the right to receive social housing, paid by the German authorities.

On social and economic challenges

The organization of such a reception that migrants receive in Germany is not an easy task. The reception and integration of such a large number of refugees presents enormous economic and social challenges. The country needs to invest considerable funds in education, training, creating new jobs that would help to cope with the challenges of the future. We also need affordable housing and efficient public infrastructure.

Figures

In 2015, migrants in Germany received a total of 21 billion euros - so much the state invested in their arrangement and integration, and in 2016-2017. For this purpose they will spend at least 50 billion. Undoubtedly, the FRG is not a poor country, but these sums could be used to raise the standard of living of our own people.

Future expenditures of the country

Until 2020, to ensure the life of migrants in Germany, the state will spend a total of about 93.6 billion euros. This information was published by the weekly Spiegel and is based on data from the estimates of the Ministry of Finance prepared for negotiations with representatives of the federal states.

The calculations include the costs of accommodation and language courses, integration, social security of visitors, to overcome the reasons for their migration to Europe. In 2016, these goals will require about 16.1 billion, in 2020, the annual costs of migrants will increase to 20.4 billion euros.

The federal states are to spend 21 billion euros on migrants in 2016. By 2020, their annual spending will rise to 30 billion.

The dual situation

In a country that has become the most attractive for migrants, a rather ambiguous situation has developed. On the one hand, because of the demographic crisis and the aging of the population, the country continues to need so-called "young blood" and additional manpower. The influx of migrants is necessary to maintain the social system and the economy. According to the head of the Federal Agency for Labor, about 70% of refugees who arrived in Germany are people of working age.

On the other hand, according to forecasts, only 10% of them in 5 years will be able to find work, and 50% - through 10.

The official noted in a conversation with representatives of the media that refugees can not be eliminated by the shortage of skilled labor in the country. When looking for work, the question of insufficient knowledge of the language will inevitably arise, problems with the recognition of certificates and diplomas will necessarily arise, etc. The problem of labor integration of migrants is still solved, the Interior Minister believes. More effective coordination of programs for the integration of migrants, proposed by various departments of the country, is needed.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this year about 400 thousand refugees listen to the integration courses, which is twice as high as in 2015. It is only about migrants who are able to integrate into the labor market and are ready to accept European standards of conduct. In fact, most of the refugees hope to live at the expense of social benefits, that is, using the means of taxpayers. This causes protest among many indigenous people.

On "international duty"

The topic "Refugees, migrants: Germany" is complicated by the fact that German society is afraid of the slightest accusations of xenophobia and racism, which is connected with the memory of the horrors of World War II. For this reason, xenophobic and anti-immigrant movements initially did not receive such a scale as in some European countries. The media and political elites in Germany are actively foisting citizens on the "positive image" of the refugee and are trying to impress the average inhabitant - Mikhel, Hans or Fritz - that helping newcomers is his "international duty".

Features of modern integration

For the European, the basic truths, enshrined in the German Constitution and constituting the foundation of its society - human dignity, equality between men and women, freedom of conscience and religion, inviolability of personality, etc. - are obvious. Arriving the same from the countries of North Africa and the Middle East, they are completely not perceived. Inviolability of the person and freedom of conscience in these countries are understood as the freedom to pursue and destroy "infidels", ie, representatives of other religions. Their understanding of the equality of rights between men and women migrants demonstrated vividly in Cologne on New Year's Eve, when about a thousand young Arabs and North Africans organized a sex-hunting for a German woman.

According to analysts, the integration of migrants into society will be the most difficult task that has ever faced the country.

On the problem of anti-Semitism

Today in Germany, the politico-correct approach is the public statement that in the modern world, terror comes from adherents of Islam. Although everyone knows that for decades these people have been under the influence of growing aggressive anti-Semitism. Hatred of Jews is preached and injected into social networks, newspapers, television and textbooks.

In October last year, the President of the Council of Jewish Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his extreme concern to the Chancellor about the endless influx of refugees from Muslim countries where anti-Semitism is a state policy.

In January of this year, speaking at the opening of the exhibition "The Art of the Holocaust," Merkel admitted that "anti-Semitism in Germany is really more widespread" than one could imagine. And the Germans "must actively resist it."

Recognition of the problem by the Chancellor was sufficient for the president of CESGE to declare on the Moscow radio that there is nothing to fear Jews, most of the Jewish objects in the country are provided with reliable protection. Nevertheless, nevertheless, caution should be exercised in some areas and not originate from their origin "(?!)

There is a growing awareness in the society that more tough policies are needed in relation to migrants.

On the immediate deportation of migrant criminals

The theme of the life of migrants in Germany has an aspect that can be formulated as follows: "Germany, migrants, unrest." The number of adherents of immediate expulsion from the country of visitors who violated the law increased in the country.

There is a rule in Germany that a migrant may be in a local prison for three years prior to his deportation. Obviously, such a fate of visitors is not frightening. There is a need to revise this rule, believe in society. Refugees who violate the law must be deported from the country immediately. According to experts, the growing migrant community has turned into a favorable breeding ground for crime and international terrorism.

The authorities hid the crimes of migrants

As analysts say, the sensational incident in Cologne, when on New Year's Eve the city's residents were subjected to an organized attack of migrants-Arabs and Syrians who, being drugged and drunk, started provoking conflicts with the local police, robbing passers-by and raping a German woman, was not The only one in Germany. Migrants and previously repeatedly violated the rule of law.

About cases of systematic violation of the law by migrants have been known for a long time. But they were not publicly announced - before the incident, which was impossible to hide.

New racism?

The Cologne Mayor proposed the introduction of a certain "code of conduct" for women: she recommended that the Germans dress less modestly, do not walk alone and try to keep away from male refugees at arm's length.

The proposal was met in Germany by a storm of indignation. German bloggers began to publish archival photographs of German women who hold their right arm outstretched in a fascist greeting. That's how the Germans can raise their hands to protect themselves from migrants, bloggers explained.

Many immigrants who have long arrived in the country, express fears that now they will be shadowed because of the crimes of newly arrived refugees. The night in Cologne has done away with German cordiality and hospitality, they say. They were replaced by a new type of racism. He can touch all migrants who have come to the country at different times.

Germany against migrants

After the riots in a number of cities, the situation in Germany has escalated. There was a wave of demonstrations and rallies against the migration policy of Merkel's office. The Germans organize patrols of self-defense to protect against the arrivals. Attacks on "outsiders" have increased in the country.

The problem of migrants in Germany has grown to the scale of the European crisis. The country with the strongest economy in the EU can not cope with the situation.

Instead of recognizing the obviousness of the problem with refugees, the authorities are accused of provocations by German radicals, supposedly the fascist youngsters are trying to discredit migrants. But the Germans do not believe this. German special services do not exclude that the riots in the country are organized not by radicals, but by members of the IG who are feeling for weaknesses in the European law enforcement system.

Consequences of the Chancellor's broad gesture

The theme of the life of migrants in modern Germany should be defined as: "Germany, migrants, Merkel," since the Chancellor's broad gesture toward the Syrian refugees is now pejoratively criticized on many levels.

In German society, the mistress of the Chancellor is condemned for having, in fact, herself invited refugees to the country. Anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany is currently prevailing. For most Germans, it is obvious that the Chancellor's immigration policy is erroneous.

"Elected madness"

In the elections in the federal states - Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Rhineland-Palatinate - the ruling party of the Chancellor was defeated. In the parliaments of the land now there are representatives of parties opposing asylum for refugees and migrants:

• The ultra-right "Alternative for Germany", which advocates closing the borders and prohibiting the reception of refugees;
• Party green;
• The Social Democrats.

The tabloid Bild called the situation "elective madness". Sueddeutsche Zeitung predicts that the elections held in 2016 will "change Germany". In some publications, it is suggested that Angela Merkel and the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) pay for their liberal immigration policies.

The past elections, according to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, provide an opportunity to look into the future of German democracy. According to the publication, Germany begins to "brown". "As you know, everything flows, everything changes." Someone may think that everything is still in order, but in fact it is not so, "states Sueddeutsche Zeitung.