CDU plan: Five-point program for stopping illegal migration!
CDU plan: Five-point program for stopping illegal migration!
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) plans to implement a comprehensive five-point plan to combat illegal migration after a possible takeover. Party leader Friedrich Merz announced that he wanted to turn numerous decisions of the current traffic light coalition back. The draft for a so-called “immediate program” is to be adopted on Monday of 1001 delegates of an election party in Berlin, such as reported.
The draft is available to the German Press Agency and was first made public by the “Rheinische Post” and the “Politico” portal. The program is entitled "Our immediate program for prosperity and security" and comprises a total of 15 points. There is dividing into two topics: "Priority for competitiveness and prosperity" with nine points and "Security for the people in Germany" with six points.
political tensions and votes
It remains unclear to what extent the CDU can actually implement its innovations after a possible election victory and with which coalition partner. Current surveys indicate that the Union could possibly be dependent on the SPD or Greens in order to enable government formation. Merz recently caused controversy, since the votes of the AfD were decisive for majorities beyond the SPD and the Greens in the Bundestag vote on the five-point plan.
Although the five-point plan received a majority in the Bundestag, this application is not legally binding for the government. On Friday, a Union's draft law failed to limit migration in the Bundestag. In contrast, an application from the Union to tighten migration policy with the support of the AfD was successfully accepted on January 29, 2025. This application calls for extensive rejections of asylum seekers at the German borders, such as Tagesschau reported.
Details of the migration application
The majority for this application were based on the votes of the AfD and the FDP. A total of 187 MPs from CDU/CSU, 75 from the AfD, 80 from the FDP and 6 parliamentary parliamentarians voted for the project. However, another, restrictive reform package of the Union was rejected. This first initiative practically prohibits entry for people without valid entry documents, also for asylum seekers. In addition, persons subject to departure should be taken in the long term, and the Federal Police should play a greater role in returns.
In addition, permanent border controls have also been required, although there are currently inpatient controls at the German land borders. In the current political debate, the SPD and Greens criticized the application as a break. Rolf Mützenich, the SPD faction leader, applied for an interruption of the session and denounced the CDU for its loss of the political center. The Greens described the day as a "black day for democracy" and asked Merz to avoid future majorities with the AfD.Future view and challenges
CDU boss Friedrich Merz offered the SPD and green new negotiations, but received no echo. There is another round of decisions in the Bundestag for the coming Friday, in which an influx limitation law comes to the vote. This law provides for the family reunification to end refugees with limited protection status and gives the Federal Police the authority to carry out measures to be released.
The political situation remains tense, while the immigration debate is becoming increasingly important in the election campaign. Topics such as the economic crisis and the Ukraine aid take a back seat, while the SPD stagnated between 14 and 17 percent in surveys and warns of a possible encounter with a black and blue coalition. Merz emphasizes that a coalition with the AfD is out of the question for him, but the uncertainty about the outcome of the elections is still high, since many voters only make their decisions shortly before the election date
The review of the past few months shows that the number of asylum applications in 2024 decreased by 30 percent to 229,751, after an increase of 51 percent in the previous year. In addition, 20,084 people from Germany were deported, which represents an increase of 22 percent compared to 2023. Difficulties in returns and overloading the responsible authorities also hurt the situation.
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