Chancellor Merkel keeps open-gate policy, outrage breaks out

[Peh]

Teeqoz said:

Mystro-Sama said:

Oh that doesn't sound so bad, that is if the EU has a plan to deal with this situation permanently. That 9 month wait sounds ridiculous though. How is their interaction with the locals?

The 9 month wait is what is the biggest problem in this entire refugee crisis. It completely ruins integration. Anyone that don't have a job for 9 months are unlikely to get back into the workforce without some serious help, regardless of their nationality. And it's not like these people have anything against working - they aren't allowed to! And getting a job is crucial for integration, because your workplace is your most important social arena, and it will drastically increase the speed of which a refugee will he able to learn the language and culture.

 

Like I said, anyone will struggle in getting badk into the workforce after being unemployed for a longer period if time. The stats prove this. Which makes it all the more ridiculous how so many governments ignore this issue. Treatment times for asylum applications need to be drastically reduced. It will cost money, but it will pay off exponentially in long term effects from higher employment amongst refugees.

I guess the issue is the amount of refugees and the backround checks which have to be done. Those take time. When I want to announce a change of my address I have to wait 2 month for an appointment. That's bureaucracy for you :(

I don't know about the immigration programm. Probably they can take classes during the waiting time to learn the language and rules. I'm not sure about that.

But, it is a risk to get these people into work which you don't know anything about.