Migrant blunder splitting Germany in two: Weeks ago, Merkel threw open Germany’s doors. Today, amid fears it’s importing anti-Semitism, many worry their way of life is under threat
- Angela Merkel controversially opened the country to all Syrians in August
- Most Germans were at first buoyant, delighted to be able to help refugees
- But thousands of economic migrants grasped the chance to enter Europe
- Germany is now divided, as many claim it is facing a population time bomb
By SUE REID IN GERMANY FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: November 28, 2015
The pretty spa town beside a winding river is getting ready for Christmas. A Santa Claus statue stands near the main square, tinsel decorates shop windows and at medieval St Paul’s Church carols will soon be sung by enthusiastic worshippers.
A stroll from this festive scene in Bad Kreuznach in Germany, 33-year-old Aline runs an estate agency, letting out houses and flats from a smart office. A few weeks ago she received a call from a man who, in faltering German, said that a newly arrived Syrian migrant family was looking for a home.
Aline agreed to show the family an empty four-bedroom apartment but, when she arrived at the address, the group of three men, a veiled woman and a gaggle of children suddenly said they had ‘no interest’ in viewing the place.
This story first appeared on: Tundra Tabloids
