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Open or closed: Is Germany a country of immigration?

February 20, 2020

Germany is desperately trying to attract skilled workers from abroad. At the same time, it is trying to keep out asylum-seekers. How much room does Germany have for immigrants? Guests: Ana María Álvarez Monge (Migration Hub), Zafer Şenocak (Writer), Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel)

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TTPD | To the Point - Malte Lehming
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Malte Lehming is an opinion writer for the Berlin daily, the Tagesspiegel. He says: "Germany is in a global competition for qualified immigrants. To be successful, it must offer greater incentives and better conditions."


TTPD | To the Point - Zafer Şenocak
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Zafer Şenocak is a free lance author and journalist born in Ankara and resident in Germany since 1970, who says: "Unified Germany still has no immigration policy based on reality but is under enormous pressure to act."
 

TTPD | To the Point - Álvarez Monge Ana María
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Ana María Álvarez Monge is originally from Costa Rica, now works with the Berlin-based Migration Hub Network, which provides  support to international social projects working with migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Her opinion: "It seems like we are going back to well-known regulations, forgetting the real contribution that current and future migrants can represent to this country."