Left party now demands incentives for refugees from Syria to stay in Germany. “We should offer a right to stay and simplified naturalization to those who want to remain” said party leader Jan van Aken to the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday edition).
Van Aken added: “Whoever fantasizes about deportations has not understood how important the employment of Syrian refugees is for the maintenance of prosperity in Germany.” Despite all the obstacles, the employment rate of often well-trained Syrians in Germany is growing rapidly. “More than a third of the 974,136 people with Syrian origin in Germany are employed and socially insured, with an increase of 11% compared to the previous year.” Additionally, there were 5,758 Syrian doctors active in Germany at the end of the previous year, approximately 5,000 of whom worked in hospitals.
“Whoever makes bad mood with deportation fantasies not only frightens vulnerable people, but also harms the German economy” van Aken said.