Tamara Zieschang Embraces Two-Year Freeze on Family Reunification for Subsidiary Protection Holders
Ministry of Interior Endorses Temporary Halt on Family Integration - Government lauds halt in family reunion proceedings
Let's chat about the recent shift in family reunification policy in Germany, focusing on the beautiful state of Saxony-Anhalt. The Interior Ministry, led by none other than Minister Tamara Zieschang (CDU), has wholeheartedly endorsed the Bundestag's decision to put family reunification for those with subsidiary protection status on ice for the next two years.
Why the freeze? Well, Tamara reckons that family reunification has been placing an unwanted strain on Saxony-Anhalt's municipalities, primarily due to the massive influx of asylum seekers over the past several years. Schools and kindergartens have been taking quite the hit, my friends.
You're probably wondering about the specifics. So, let's dive into it! The Bundestag decided to halt family reunification for a cool two years, mainly impacting folks from Syria and Afghanistan who aren't full refugee status but still protected from serious danger in their homelands.
Initially, around 1,000 family members were allowed to join Germany monthly under family reunification. But starting now, only hardship cases will be considered.
Want some stats to back up the scale of this change? As of May 31, there were a grand total of 909 individuals in Saxony-Anhalt under family reunification with subsidiary protection status, with 606 of them being minors. Across the entirety of Germany, over 388,000 folks were living with a residence permit for subsidiary protection.
Now, this family reunification blockade is part of a nifty ten-point plan to cap irregular migration, which Minister Zieschang proudly unveiled in the state parliament back in April. However, we'll need Bundesrat approval to give this beauty the green light and make it official.
- Family Reunification
- Migration Policy
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Bundestag
- Tamara Zieschang
- Subsidiary Protection Status
- Integration
- CDU
- Germany
- Freeze
[1] The current status of family reunification for subsidiary protection holders in Germany, including Saxony-Anhalt, is that it has been suspended for two years following a recent decision by the Bundestag.[2] This suspension is part of a broader political effort to limit immigration due to constraints in integration capacities, such as education, childcare, and housing.[3] Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt emphasized that the measure aims to curb illegal migration practices where a family member enters Germany first to later bring the rest of the family.[4] Suspending reunification is expected to reduce immigration by about 12,000 people annually.
- The current policy on family reunification in Germany, particularly in Saxony-Anhalt, has been frozen for two years due to the Bundestag's recent decision, aimed at curbing immigration.
- This freeze on family reunification is part of a wider political initiative to control immigration, taking into account the mounting challenges in integrating asylum seekers, such as overburdened schools and kindergartens.
- The suspension of family reunification primarily affects those with subsidiary protection status, particularly from Syria and Afghanistan, who are facing a two-year wait before they can reunite with their families in Germany, due to the sudden change in policy.
