CDU politician Thorsten Frei defends third-country solution for refugees
CDU politician Thorsten Frei defends third-country solution for refugees
The parliamentary managing director of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag, Thorsten Frei, has defended the “third -country -state solution” for refugees in the party's new fundamental program. He emphasizes that this solution is neither hard nor inhuman. The CDU is still ready to accept refugees, but the focus should be on people in need of protection. Freely criticized that young men who are healthy and wealthy at the moment are currently taking the dangerous journey and paying high sums to criminal tugs to get to Europe.
With its new fundamental program, the CDU is the only party that shows a comprehensible path to cope with the migration challenges, according to Frei. However, he emphasizes that the decision about future coalition partners depends on the content and personnel list of the other democratic parties. In the case of topics such as migration, a common basis with the Greens is unlikely.The "third -country solution" stipulates that refugees can apply for asylum in a third country (outside the European Union) before they come to Europe. This solution is intended to reduce the number of refugees directly to Europe. However, the proposal encounters criticism of human rights organizations that fear that those seeking protection could be deported into uncertain or repressive countries. It remains to be seen how the discussion about the "third -country solution" continues.
Historically, Germany has a long tradition of immigration. In the 1950s and 1960s, many workers from countries such as Turkey, Italy and Greece were recruited to cover the shortage of labor in Germany. In the 1990s, many asylum seekers from the former Eastern Bloc countries were recorded. The current refugee crisis from 2015 led to a political debate about the admission and integration of refugees.It is important to observe the facts and numbers in connection with flight and migration. According to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), a total of 102,581 asylum applications were made in Germany in 2020. In comparison, over a million asylum applications were registered in 2015, which illustrates the effects of the refugee crisis. Most refugees who come to Germany come from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
In order to provide an extensive overview of the migration situation in Germany, the following information can be summarized in a table:
| Year | Number of asylum applications in Germany |
| —— | ———————————— |
| 2020 | 102.581 |
| 2019 | 142.509 |
| 2018 | 162.590 |
| 2017 | 198.317 |
| 2016 | 722.370 |
| 2015 | 1,091.894 |
It remains to be seen how the discussion about the "third -country solution" in Germany and Europe continues and what effects it may have on refugee policy. This topic will certainly continue to be discussed controversially.
Source: Phoenix/OTS