Case for German immigration remains strong
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ANGELA Merkel needs to stick to her guns. The German chancellor's surprise decision on Sept 13 to suspend passportless travel with Austria and re-introduce border controls sounds a retrograde step. But it's also unsurprising, given the tightrope she is walking.
Ms Merkel's late-August decision to lower legal hurdles for Syrian war refugees to apply for asylum in Germany has rightly been applauded. But stopping the enforcement of the European Union's so-called "Dublin rules" that require asylum seekers to register in the first member state they reach has created political and practical problems.
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