Here is portion of the news article giving a more assuring view of the governments view with statistics of low immigration numbers staying in Germany.
Disregard for the Facts
The statement, predictably, drew all manner of protests from Germany's opposition, particularly from the center-left Social Democrats and from the Green Party. With his comments, Seehofer made it sound as if the number of Muslims coming into the country were some kind of growing phenomenon that threatened to spiral out of control. But his statements also show a blatant disregard for the facts.
As it happens, there is no Muslim immigration to Germany to speak of. In 2009, a total of 721,000 foreigners immigrated to Germany according to the German Federal Statistical Office -- and 734,000 moved away. Of those who arrived, a mere 30,000 were from Turkey, roughly equal to the average number of people of Turkish origin who have left Germany annually in recent years. The rest of the Top Five source countries for immigrants to Germany were Poland, Romania, the United States and Bulgaria, hardly countries known for their outsized Muslim populations.So, from Der Spiegel , a reliable source with more information if you want to read further, with statistics and opinions regarding immigration.
Will look for more insight from other sources regarding immigration in Germany.
Refer to my next post which has a report from the German Chancellor.
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