(Local) A full 72% of Germans find immigration policies in Germany to be “too careless,” according to a newly released survey by the research institute YouGov.
The survey, which asked 2,040 participants their views between June 20th — July 4th, was conducted during a period of time when Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Chancellor Angela Merkel have been caught in an ongoing conflict about whether — and how — to accept more refugees at the German-Austrian border.
On Tuesday morning Seehofer presented his migration masterplan, which lays out stricter rules for refugees entering Germany, including residence requirements at so-called anchor centres where sped-up asylum proceedings will determine whether refugees can remain in Germany.
The plan also calls for better controls at EU borders and — within Germany —- legal consequences for not attending integration classes.
