Photo Gallery Germany's Integration Debate
A new book by Thilo Sarrazin, a board member of Germany's central bank, that accuses immigrants of dragging down the country, has unleashed a new immigration debate. Demographics expert Reiner Klingholz argues that neither side is addressing the real issues: Germany's rapidly aging population.
Thilo Sarrazin, a board member of Germany's central bank, has published a new book that accuses immigrants of dragging down the country. The book has unleashed a new immigration debate in the country.
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Turkish women with their children in Berlin. Reiner Klingholz, director of the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, says that the debate is ignoring the real issue: Germany's aging population.
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He says that Germany is no longer a country of immigration. It has made it increasingly difficult for foreigners to come to the country. He points to Canada as a successful immigration model.
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He argues that if Germany does not pursue a comprehensive policy of encouraging immigration now it will face huge demographic problems in the future.
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