AfD: Would Heidi move in with Siegmund?:
The AfD can only whine and complain about migration policy. Their policies lead to isolation ...
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Commentary: AfD Migration Policy as a Path to IsolationThe article criticizes Ulrich Siegmund’s migration policy and warns of poverty and further emigration from Saxony-Anhalt.
- The article presents Switzerland as a democratic, economic and social model country with a high proportion of foreigners.
- The author considers it highly unlikely that Ulrich Siegmund could bring a German back from Switzerland.
- The author argues that the AfD owes its rise to Merkel’s migration policy and now mainly responds with complaints.
- According to the article, the party seeks more than legal enforcement; rupture and isolation would cause poverty and further emigration.
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