Berlin’s Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion, Joe Chialo, cautions against a loss of trust in politics. The rejection of the CDU’s migration policy proposals by the SPD and the Greens ignores the will of a majority in Germany, which demands orderly arrangements and the implementation of clear rules in migration policy, the CDU politician told the Funke Media Group’s newspapers. The AfD is not a partner for the CDU, Chialo said. “However, if the SPD and the Greens in such a case prioritize party political disputes over the common good, they will erode the trust of the people in politics and democracy.”
A responsible migration policy must “combine Christian charity with legal clarity” the Berlin cultural senator, who is also a member of the CDU’s federal board, emphasized. “Help for the persecuted without uncontrolled immigration beyond the capacity limit.