Merkel urged the EU to impose quotas on migrants from
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the results of negotiations with the Prime Minister of Denmark Helle, Thorning-Schmitt in Copenhagen called on EU countries to introduce a fair quota to the reception of forced migrants. According to Merkel, the allocation of quotas should take into account not only the population but also the economic potential of the country hosting forced migrants, reports news Agency. The head of government of Germany Also stressed that last week the EU summit on the issue was only " a beginning, but not the solution to the problem." For this reason, the issue of changing the current system of reception of immigrants, as suggested by Merkel, will be included in the agenda and the next eurosummit, scheduled for June. Four days ago in their own speech in Bremerhaven, the German Chancellor said that the existing system of distribution of immigrants in the European Union, reflected in the Dublin Convention, no longer works. This Convention is the main document regulating relations between the EU member States in the granting of refugee status. According to her standards, to deal with the migrants without documents on the right of entry, should the country in which they applied for asylum. At the talks in the Danish capital of Thorning - Schmitt and Merkel Also discussed other issues, including the EU's relations with Russia and the Ukrainian crisis. The Chancellor of Germany in this regard, stressed that Denmark and himself the Prime Minister of that state has made a great contribution to the development of a common position of the EU regarding (anti-Russian sanctions), and similarly in respect of negotiations to resolve the conflict situation (in Ukraine) by diplomatic means ". Remember, April 20, the head of the foreign Ministry and the Ministry of internal Affairs of the countries of the European Union approved as member of the European Commission for home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos plan of action to resolve the problem of illegal migration in the Mediterranean. He envisioned "a systematic effort to capture and eliminate vessels used by smugglers, and the inclusion of" emergency resettlement of people in need of protection ". It was also proposed to expand the state agents of the immigration problems in key third countries to collect intelligence information on migration flows. Simultaneously, Zeid RA'ad al-Hussein said that Europe is turning its back on the most vulnerable migrants in the world ", and tried to convince the EU to be more manly and not more than callous " approach to solving the problems of immigrants.
Although I understand Merkel?s frustration with the disproportionate influx of asylum seekers and immigrants entering into Europe through Germany, her proposed quota and relocation policy would be irrational and unethical. First, by refusing access to asylum-seekers and refugees, Germany is passing over a large pool of workers at a time of a high-skilled labor shortage in the country. According to Germany"s Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW), every fifth asylum seeker had a university degree and every third came with qualifications equaling those of German skilled workers. Thus, if Merkel is going to revise the asylum/refugee process in any way, Germany should at least consider each applicant, perhaps offering select admittance to those with higher education or specialized degrees in order to counter the shortage. Additionally, this IW report touted that 13.4 million people in Germany will be pensioned off until 2035, but there are only 7.2 million young people to replace them. As such, Germany clearly needs as many immigrants as possible, regardless of their skill level, in order to counter the increasing dependency ratio and to maintain a competitive edge economically and technologically.
Second, this proposed system raises a few ethical concerns. Corruption will likely ensue with these potential immigrants bribing officials to let them in over others or potentially committing acts of violence against fellow refugees/asylum-seekers if the quota is nearly reached. Additionally, if a refugee/asylum-seeker does not have a say in which country they would like to be relocated to, they could simply become pawns of the German government without any personal agency. Moreover, by this promoting this xenophobic policy option, Merkel is tacitly acknowledging her support for the attacks taken by the neo-Nazi party against Islamic asylum-seekers and refugees and their abodes, according to an Economist report. Recently, the Pew Research Center has reported that more than five percent of Germany?s population is considered Muslim, with the number projected to grow in coming years. Thus, this proposed policy, which runs counter to Germany?s Willkommenskultur or welcoming culture, may indirectly perpetuate European xenophobia and encourage more violence against refugees/asylum-seekers and Muslims at a time when the country is increasingly becoming diverse. Indeed, this policy option should be seriously reconsidered.
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