Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a united fight against racism and anti-Semitism. “We cannot tolerate that in Germany or in Berlin, foreigner crime and hatred of Jews are the order of the day. This country must defend itself against this,” he said at a Berlin CDU election campaign event.
The CDU chairman emphasized that Germany is and will remain a country of immigration. “We need these people in Germany, who are already indispensable in our job market today.” No hospital, no retirement home, no construction site, no restaurant, no hotel would function any longer without immigrants who lived, worked and were integrated here.
However, Germany does not want immigration into the social security systems, said Merz. “And those who don’t follow the rules, yes, they have to leave the country too.” The Chancellor expressly praised Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), who had made a “fundamental correction” to immigration policy.