Germany Naturalizes Highest Number of Citizens in 25 Years
Over 200,000 immigrants were granted citizenship in 2023, making even Angela Merkel’s CDU question the country’s migration policies.
Over 200,000 immigrants were granted citizenship in 2023, making even Angela Merkel’s CDU question the country’s migration policies.
Mass naturalization could have a significant impact on the political landscape, which critics of mass migration have long argued is the whole point.
In addition to the FDP, which is a member of the ruling coalition, opposition parties like the CDU, CSU, and AfD have all rejected the interior minister’s radical plan to overhaul the citizenship law.
“The government apparently wants to destroy the German passport. Soon everyone should get it. Foreigners in Germany are thus deprived of a great incentive to integrate. This can become a major threat to the cohesion of our society,” Andrea Lindholz, a lawmaker for the CSU, said in response to the proposal.
Official figures have revealed that the number of Syrian nationals granted German citizenship increased by 185% in 2021 compared to the previous year, as many of those who arrived during the migrant crisis of 2015-16 became eligible for naturalization.
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