Slayin' the Game with Markus Lanz: An Expert Dishes on the New Wave in Asylum Policy
EU Proposes Rise in Asylum Seekers Acceptance within Its Borders
Keep the popcorn handy! Markus Lanz is serving up a heated discussion on migration policy lined up with his guests, including the Saarland Minister President Rehlinger from the SPD. The SPD had just recovered from a less-than-impressive election result, and now they're cooking up a controversial act - a "manifesto." Rolf Mützenich, the former faction leader, and Ralf Stegner, the foreign policy expert, demand a change in foreign and security policy and talks with Russia instead of Bundeswehr armament. They term the NATO's five-percent target as "folly." And, just two weeks before the NATO summit and the SPD party congress, they're dropping bombs like these!
SPD faction leader Matthias Miersch calls the "manifesto" a "contribution to the discussion," while party spokesman Alexander Fiedler has some choice words: "surprised, indignant, and vexed." On Wednesday evening, Markus Lanz will have the Saarland Minister President Anke Rehlinger from the SPD as a guest to give her take on this censorship-worthy dispute.
One can't help but wonder if this coup is sowing the seeds for a similar dispute in the migration policy. Daniel Thym, a professor of immigration and asylum law from the University of Konstanz, expresses his concerns about the German government's approach to border control measures. Thym argues that border rejections, though they might be temporarily acceptable, are the starting shot for a change in asylum policy.
UPPAR DUNT, Mr. Thym thinks the government needs to bring more game to the table in terms of asylum policy. It's not like they're sitting around twiddling their thumbs, you know. They've even imposed tighter border controls, but that's not all peaches and cream, it leads to LOOOOONNNG traffic jams at the border with Luxembourg. Rehlinger's proposed solution? Let's shake things up with joint patrols in the border corridor for a more unpredictable approach.
Thym also points out that the border controls weren't quite champagne-ready in terms of legality. Did they forget to bug out on the basics of the law? Booze, they thought they could ignore European law because, hey, it's not like it works anyway! But, trouble in paradise, the Berlin ruling called that bluff. The administrative court declared the rejections of three refugees to be legally void, burning the German government's ship.
So, what's a government to do when legal boundaries are unnecessary hurdles? They'll whip up a justification, offer it to the courts, and cross their fingers. If this justification is eloquent enough to justify an emergency situation, Thym estimates a 20 to 40 percent chance that the courts will bow down to the government's approach at the borders, at least temporarily.
Against illegal migration, Thym preaches that it's OK to play hardball and enforce the rules. He's all for immigration countries controlling their own migration game, and he raises the battle cry: "We must internalize that control is key to migration and that the rules are not simply to be flouted!"
Source: ntv.de
- Migration
- Asylum policy
- Markus Lanz
- Anke Rehlinger
- SPD
Expert Insights:
- Border Rejections: Border rejections may have legal hindrances, and the legal framework needs to be well-established to avoid legal challenges;
- Safe Countries Designation: New safe countries of origin could face legal scrutiny, as bypassing traditional legislative processes might be seen as controversial;
- EU Legal Context: The broader EU context is important when implementing new laws related to asylum policy, as aligning national policies with EU legal standards is crucial to prevent legal challenges at the EU level.
In light of the current discussion on migration policy, experts such as Daniel Thym emphasize the importance of a well-established legal framework for border rejections to avoid legal challenges. Furthermore, the designation of new safe countries of origin could face legal scrutiny due to the potential bypassing of traditional legislative processes. The broader EU context is significant when implementing new asylum policies, as aligning national policies with EU legal standards is essential to prevent legal challenges at the EU level.
