Yesterday, the day of the parties' election programs, and migration is and remains a big topic. But what does the program say about it? Isabel Finzel then took a closer look at them .
According to an Infratest-dimap survey, three quarters of Germans would like a fundamentally different migration policy. For the Union it is clear: a much tougher course is needed. This is law and order, a clear commitment to justice and security, and it is the hard line.
In their election manifesto, the CDU and CSU announce a de facto stop to admissions through rejections at the borders. Those required to leave the country should only receive benefits based on the “bed, bread and soap” principle - no more citizen's benefit for newly arrived Ukrainians. After their arrest, criminals who are required to leave the country should be able to be held in custody for an unlimited period of time until they leave the country voluntarily or until they are successfully deported.
There is a different tone at the SPD. There are a lot of familiar things in the election program. The comrades announce faster asylum procedures, but they clearly reject outsourced procedures to third countries.
The EU borders should be more protected, but there is a clear no to pushbacks. The SPD relies on voluntary departures, but if there is a refusal there should be consistent deportations. There is no evidence of a tougher course among the Greens either .
The party speaks of humanity and order and wants to make it easier for skilled workers to have their qualifications recognized in Germany. As long as there is no state sea rescue, the Greens want to continue to promote civilian sea rescue. After all, it is said: Not everyone who comes to Germany can stay.
According to the current survey status, there is unlikely to be a real turnaround in migration after the election. Now that it is clear that the CDU will have to and will want to form a coalition either with the SPD or with the Greens or even with both, there is likely to be an awful lot of all these attempts to stop, regulate and control migration to Germany cannot be implemented in practice. The FDP still wants to present its election program.
But one thing is clear: she wants a tougher course on migration, but has to worry about whether she will even make it into the next Bundestag.
