Germany Expects Up to 300,000 Immigrants More in 2016
The German government approximates that it expects to receive up to 300,000 migrants more by the end of 2016 according to a report in BBC.
The head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees Frank-Juergen Weise announced the matter in a German news paper.
Mr. Weise reassures the public that Germany has more than enough resources to help and manage the needs of the new immigrants.
However, he contends that if the number goes beyond 300,000 Germany might have a more difficult time managing the situation.
BBC reported that in 2015 alone around a million people from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa set foot in Germany hoping to establish a more peaceful life away from the hunger and war of their home countries.
German interior ministry said that for January to June this year around 390,000 people have arrived and applied for asylum, although it is unclear if some of them were backlogs from last year's influx.
Mr. Weise promised that the German government is trying its utmost best to help the immigrants find jobs, settle in new homes, contribute to Germany's prosperity.
Although he admitted that integrating the immigrants to the socioeconomic and culture of Germany would mean higher fiscal spending and greater reallocation of taxes to social services over many years.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's open door policy to accept and support Middle East immigrants has been taken negatively by her constituents according to a recent poll conducted this month.
Hate against immigrants has spurred the rise of German anti-immigrant groups accusing Merkel's government of failing to prevent the "Islamization" of Germany.
