Chaos in the Bundestag: Migration Act is on the brink!

Chaos in the Bundestag: Migration Act is on the brink!

this day, January 31, 2025, is discussed in the Bundestag about the controversial draft migration of the Union. However, the FDP under the parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr has announced that today is not coordinated on the draft law. This leads to an interruption of the session, since CDU boss Friedrich Merz continues to urge a decision. Merz is confident that the FDP will ultimately agree.

The SPD and the Greens have already clearly spoken out against the women and families. A central element of the proposal is the suspension of family reunification for those who are entitled to subsidiary, which particularly affects many refugees from Syria. This was already a topic in the interior committee of the Bundestag in the autumn of last year.

controversy and protests

The question of whether the Union can adopt a draft law with the help of the AfD votes has led to protests nationwide. SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich supports the FDP application to transfer the Union's migration law back into the interior committee. He urges Merz to withdraw his draft law, which Merz rejects.

Mützenich describes the FDP's willingness to work with the SPD to prevent a vote as a positive step. He emphasizes that the Union must understand that cooperation with the AfD is unacceptable. In order to achieve a majority for the design in the interior committee, votes from the Greens or the Union would also be necessary.

schedule for the decision

Due to the withdrawal of the FDP, the CDU politician Thorsten Frei requests a 30-minute interruption of the session to convince the FDP. However, the final decision on the Migration Act will not be made until February 11, 2025.

In this context, it is important to note that the Federal Government relies on a more consistent designation of irregular migrants in migration policy. Temporary internal border controls were introduced at the land borders to Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland to improve the control of migration. In addition, the penalties for smugglers have been increased significantly since November 2023, which is intended to support the increase in security in the field of migration. The Federal Government pursues the goal of strengthening the protection of EU external borders at European level and has also recognized Georgia and the Republic of Moldova as safe countries of origin.

Overall, the draft migration law will continue to be passionately discussed in the coming days until the final decision, while the various political factions are trying to justify their positions and reach the public with their arguments.

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