It was bad enough that the ‘integration ministry’ in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate had to admit last week that almost 1,000 migrants—some set for removal from Germany—have gone missing since July last year.
Now, to make matters worse, officials are downplaying this figure, and saying that such disappearances are to be expected.
Officials have sought to play down similar figures before, but the attempt to normalise the disappearances has taken on greater significance with crucial state elections now looming.
The state’s Greens-led Ministry of Integration toldWelt on Sunday that “the figures mentioned represent a typical level,” and celebrated the fact that some of those who went missing returned “after a short absence.”
The Refugee Council has also described these disappearances as a “normal occurrence.” For a governing coalition that is unwilling to keep migration in check, perhaps.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel described those making excuses as “utterly irresponsible towards the safety of their own citizens!”
11 years after the CDU opened the borders, chaotic conditions still prevail—to the detriment of the social system and public safety. Real migration turnaround now!
Former member of the Bundestag Gerald Ullrich also said last Wednesday that this figure would not have come to light at all “if an employee of the security company hadn’t reported this matter through his job and informed the authorities.” In other words, establishment officials would rather it had stayed under wraps.
Others noted that this is bound not to be an isolated case.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
