Merkel’s migrant MAYHEM: Germany handles more asylum seekers than rest of Europe COMBINED
ANGELA Merkel was facing fresh questions about her chaotic open door migration policy today as bombshell figures revealed Germany processed more asylum seekers last year than the rest of Europe put together.
By NICK GUTTERIDGE
Express.co.uk
Tue, Jan 3, 2017
The beleaguered Chancellor risked a fresh revolt from within her own party’s ranks after shock statistics painted an astonishing picture of the burden being placed on the EU’s biggest economy.
In the first nine months of last year, Germany ruled on a jaw-dropping 420,000 requests for asylum, which was 84,000 more than all other EU countries combined.
And of the just under a million asylum applications made during the same period an overwhelming two-thirds were lodged in Germany, underlining the disproportionate burden being placed on the country.
The revelations will heap enormous pressure on Mrs Merkel as critics continue to tear into her open borders policy in light of the horrific Berlin terror attack last month.
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