I would imagine that one of the reasons is that the Germans are waking up to how much these refugees are going to cost them (I was reading that it would cost Germany 25 billion Euros) and also that many of these refugees will refuse to assimilate.
Merkel's Popularity Is Faltering In Germany, New Survey Shows
HuffPost Germany | By Christoph Löbel
Posted: 09/24/2015 1:18 pm EDT Updated: 09/24/2015 1:59 pm EDT
The refugee crisis has divided Germany. Despite Chancellor Angela Merkel's warm words and saintly intentions to shoulder the refugee crisis, her efforts are meeting resistance at home. The populace feels overwhelmed and unsupported, not knowing where to accommodate so many people.
Even in the Social Democratic Party (SPD), a coalition partner to Merkel's Christian Democrats Union, there is a growing discontent with the chancellor. Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), a sister party to Merkel's CDU, is more vocal in its criticism of the chancellor's view towards refugees. To demonstrate this, CSU chief Horst Seehofer publicly invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Bavaria. To make matters worse, right-wing rabble-rousers like the anti-immigrant group Pegida in Dresden have reported increasing attendance at their protests.
The German population is increasingly skeptical of the chancellor’s refugee policy, reveals one recent survey from the opinion research institute INSA, done for the magazine Focus Online. One in two Germans disagrees with Merkel on this issue, according to the survey.
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Merkel's Popularity Is Faltering In Germany, New Survey Shows
Merkel's Popularity Is Faltering In Germany, New Survey Shows
HuffPost Germany | By Christoph Löbel
Posted: 09/24/2015 1:18 pm EDT Updated: 09/24/2015 1:59 pm EDT
The refugee crisis has divided Germany. Despite Chancellor Angela Merkel's warm words and saintly intentions to shoulder the refugee crisis, her efforts are meeting resistance at home. The populace feels overwhelmed and unsupported, not knowing where to accommodate so many people.
Even in the Social Democratic Party (SPD), a coalition partner to Merkel's Christian Democrats Union, there is a growing discontent with the chancellor. Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), a sister party to Merkel's CDU, is more vocal in its criticism of the chancellor's view towards refugees. To demonstrate this, CSU chief Horst Seehofer publicly invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Bavaria. To make matters worse, right-wing rabble-rousers like the anti-immigrant group Pegida in Dresden have reported increasing attendance at their protests.
The German population is increasingly skeptical of the chancellor’s refugee policy, reveals one recent survey from the opinion research institute INSA, done for the magazine Focus Online. One in two Germans disagrees with Merkel on this issue, according to the survey.
Continue reading at:
Merkel's Popularity Is Faltering In Germany, New Survey Shows
