German Government’s Plan to Suspend Family Reunification of Refugees with Subsidiary Protection Status Raises Concerns of Irregular Migration and Integration Challenges
The German government’s plan to suspend the family reunification of refugees with subsidiary protection status has been met with criticism from the Greens, who argue that it will lead to new irregular migration to Europe and integration challenges in Germany.
The Greens’ faction leader, Britta Haßelmann, warned that the suspension of family reunification would encourage human traffickers and lead to dangerous flight routes over the Mediterranean. “Children need their parents and parents need their children” she said, emphasizing the difficulties that separated families would face in integrating into German society.
Haßelmann also criticized the plans of the coalition government, consisting of the Union and the Social Democratic Party, to suspend family reunification for two years, describing it as the opposite of humanity and order. Instead of separating families and restricting safe flight routes, Haßelmann called on the government to prioritize the reunification of families and the protection of safe flight routes.