The chairman of the German Association of Cities and Municipalities (DSTGB) called for limiting the influx of asylum seekers and pointed out that local authorities were constantly overloaded. “For municipal authorities, it is important that the number of people applying for asylum falls significantly” – said André Berghegger in an interview with the RedaktionsNeznezwerk Deutschland (RND) network. “We urgently need a break” – he emphasized.
Although the number of people applying for asylum in Germany is falling, municipalities also lack money to provide them with accommodation. “We lack financial, human resources and spatial possibilities to accept even more people,” he said.
Larger permits on deportation
As a representative of the municipal authorities and a longtime MP of the CDU called to the Bundestag row To at least double the lump sum for refugees. “The government pays 7500 euros per person per year. But actual costs accommodation, care and integration of applicants for asylum are from 15,000 up to 20 thousand euro. The government's financial contribution also does not include the costs needed to pay for the costs of children of these people in kindergartens and schools, “emphasized André Berghegger.
He also argued that the German government had greater rights in the deportation of people who were refused asylum. “Deportations often fail due to the confusion of duties and complex provisions regarding applicable deadlines. The government must urgently take on more responsibility, “he said further.
Only with the perspective of staying
In his opinion, German trade union countries should be transferred to local authorities only those people applying for asylum, who have the perspective of staying for permanent residence in Germany. “People who were not granted the right of residence could be easier to refer to countries of origin if they were placed in them in centralized facilities,” he added. He also expressed the opinion that the transfer of responsibility for deportations to the federal authorities would in a decisive way to decide them more effectively and faster implementation. “This is especially necessary for people who were refused asylum and who committed crimes,” he said.
Increasing the rights of federal authorities would also allow cities and municipalities to better focus on the integration of migrants with the right of stay. André Berghegger emphasized that the attacks in Solingen and recently in Aschaffenburg showed that the necessary deportations were delayed and eventually failed due to the lack of coordination between responsible authorities, especially at federal and Land level.
“Therefore, we need a clear determination of competence and responsibility, short decision -making processes and smaller coordination requirements, not only to improve the sense of safety of people in our country,” said the chairman of the German Association of Cities and Municipalities.
(Dpa/jak)
The article comes from the website Deutsche Welle.