Elections 2025: Migration as a key topic in the Schleswig-Holstein election campaign!

migration is at the center of the election campaign for the Bundestag election 2025 in Schleswig-Holstein. The candidates deal intensively with the topic of integration to reduce hurdles on the labor market and to submit suggestions for improvement. An example is Katrin Stange, who heads language courses for migrants in Uetersen, Pinneberg district. Your courses serve participants from countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Bulgaria. Stage emphasizes that many migrants have to wait months for participation in language courses, which is due to a lack of teachers and capacities. She emphasizes that language is the key to integration and that after literacy, further courses are necessary to give migrants access to the labor market.

In the political discussion, the current system of integration is criticized as too rigid. Stage demands more permeability for the labor market and suggests a dual training system that combines theoretical learning with practical work. The Bundestag candidates emphasize the urgency of financially supporting language and integration courses and accelerating the recognition of foreign degrees. In addition, the overload of the municipalities is discussed, which are overwhelmed with the large number of migrants and only receive inadequate support. Critics criticize, among other things, the reduction of funds for the psychosocial care of refugees and require improved decentralized accommodation in order to give migrants the opportunity to learn the language and to be integrated into the labor market.

hurdles of integration

The integration of immigrants into the German labor market is considered crucial to counteract the shortage of skilled workers. But different hurdles hinder this process. A lack of knowledge of German is one of the greatest linguistic barriers that make access to the labor market and society difficult. Language courses are often not sufficient or not available across the board, which also makes integration more difficult. The bureaucracy also plays a role: complicated and long recognition procedures for qualifications make migrants difficult to fully develop their skills.

discrimination at the workplace is another problem that affects qualified migrants. Prejudices and negative stereotypes mean that many applications are rejected. Missing support systems, such as mentors or specific integration courses, also contribute to the fact that migrants often do not receive the help they need. In addition, the qualifications of migrants are often not directly transferable to the German labor market, which makes additional further training necessary to enable adaptation to the market requirements.