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Xenophobia on the rise in Germany, study finds

Nikolaj Nielsen - EU Observer — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:27:49 +0000

Far-right protesters in Chemnitz, a city in eastern Germany that has been a flashpoint for tensions this year (Photo: Tim Mönsh)

Germans are becoming more hostile towards immigrants, people of the Muslim and Jewish faiths, and other minorities like the Roma, according to a new study.

A report out this week by the Leipzig-based Competence Centre for Right-Wing Extremism and Democracy Research found that more than one-out-of-three Germans think foreigners come only to exploit the welfare state.

Oliver Decker, who headed the study and survey, told Deutsche Welle that “more than 30 percent of the people living in eastern Germany unanimously agree with xenophobic views.”

The figure drops down to around 22 percent in western Germany, he noted.

The study appears to dovetail with a spate of far-right events held in Germany last year.

According to a government dataset compiled by Der Spiegel magazine, Germany was host to some 289 far-right events in 2017, the most since 2005.

In August, far-right demonstrators and residents in the German town of Chemnitz marched in anger, some waving Nazi salutes, after immigrants were named as suspects in the stabbing death of a 35-year-old German-Cuban carpenter.

Other high profile acts of violence against immigrants and religious minorities in Germany stand in stark contrast to the country’s open-door policy for hosting and helping refugees in 2015.

The Leipzig authoritarianism study appears to point towards a change of heart.

Some 44 percent of Germans surveyed for the research now want a ban on Muslim immigration, compared to 36.5 percent in 2014.

It also found that more than one-in-two Germans said Muslims make them feel like strangers, compared to 43 percent four years ago.

Elmar Brahler, who co-authored the Leipzig study, said right-wing extremists are turning towards parties like Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Anti-semitism is also in the rise in eastern Germany, increasing from 4.1 percent in 2016 to 5.2 percent in 2018.

“Up to one-third of respondents agree at least in part with anti-semitic statements,” said Decker.

Roma and Sinti minorities are not spared, either.

Some 60 percent in the study believe they are prone to crime, a five percent increase since 2014.

Source: https://euobserver.com/migration/143336

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Report U S to allow refugees from all countries under new rules

News Channel — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:40:10 +0000

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Report: U.S. to allow refugees from all countries under new rules

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:25:41 +0000

The White House plans to allow refugees from all countries to enter the United States under new rules that will be announced Tuesday as a 120-day ban on refugee admissions comes to an end, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The ban on refugee admissions was part of an executive order by President Trump that included temporarily banning entrance to the U.S. for all citizens from some Muslim-majority countries. The latter travel ban has been blocked in the courts amid challenges from states such as Maryland and Hawaii. It has also been extended to countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

Under the new rules, according to the report, U.S. immigration officials will collect additional biographical data including the names of family members and places of employment as part of a more stringent vetting process for asylum seekers. Currently, refugees are screened against law enforcement and intelligence databases.

During the presidential campaign, Trump pledged to sharply reduce the number of refugee admissions, a measure he characterized as essential for national security. And despite criticism at home and abroad for the “Muslim ban” he has continued to defend it. It is not clear if his administration will unveil changes to this part of the order.

Late last month, Trump signed a separate executive order lowering the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. next year to 45,000 — the lowest cap since Congress passed the Refugee Act in 1980. President Obama had increased the cap to 110,000.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/24/report-u-s-allow-refugees-all-countries-under-new-rules/793454001/

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