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Election campaign: fight to the CDU-concept of integration of

Mandatory German language courses, lower wages, Wohnsitzauflage – the CDU wants to be with a demanding approach to integration in the electorate ground. The SPD walling up, in the minimum wage, there is a compromise.

Just under four weeks to separate the parties from the state elections in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. Three elections in which – according to current polls – the newcomer “Alternative for Germany” a good chance of double-digit results to be given in spite of, or precisely because of the partially racist and extreme right-wing messages of the AfD. The refugee policy is at the state elections will play a crucial role. Which party to trust the voters to be most likely to solve the problems arising from the influx of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers?

The CDU and the SPD on this issue in the past few months clearly lost ground. That bothers especially the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister, and in the other two countries in the Power wants. The party now relies on a concept of integration, the refugees not only encourage, but also demand want. Decided it was from the CDU-Bundesvorstand in Berlin. However, the political minds behind the concept are not coincidentally, the Rhineland-Palatinate region, top candidate of the Christian Democrat, Julia Klöckner, and the baden-württemberg CDU Chairman Thomas Strobl, both of which include the Deputy national Chairman of the Merkel party.

Allowed to stay, who is hardworking and righteous

Twelve pages includes the concept that the Maxim follows that Integration should not only voluntarily, but was a duty for the German state and for migrants. Above all, there is the German culture. Already in the reception centres refugees mandatory that a Basissprachkurs and a course on the “basic rules of our coexistence”, as well as a corresponding exam. For refugees without a school leaving certificate should the period of compulsory education from 18 to 25 years will be raised. All asylum claimants, accepted refugees and other Schutzberechtigten should a resident be assigned, if their living not from its own power back up.

CDU top candidate of Klöckner: “the SPD takes a long time for reality check”

But even for recognized refugees and asylees plans, the CDU restrictions: you shall after three years of stay in Germany, only then permanent residency will receive, if you meet certain conditions: you would then need to prove that you speak enough German, basic knowledge of the German legal and social order have no crimes and make a living. So far, the perpetual license, regardless of given if anyone is to language skills and work efforts.

When the minimum wage is partially exposed?

In the heart of the concept is the question, as being entitled to asylum as quickly as possible to find a Job. In order for companies to make it attractive, would the CDU be happy to be enforced to refugees for six months, also less than the minimum wage can earn. “If the long-term unemployed, so it must be right for refugees, in many cases, not even language skills,” argues Thomas Strobl. “We want people to quickly get work, because we believe that after the acquisition of language and education, work is the best Integration is.”

Since 1. January 2015 in Germany nationwide minimum wage of 8.50 euros per hour. Are excluded alone apprentices, Ehrenamtler and interns, if you are the internship in the framework of a training or a degree. Also, the long-term unemployed have when returning to work in a Job is not immediately entitled to the minimum wage. Only six months after the beginning of the employment, the employer must abide by it.

The business wants more, the SPD foams

A scheme that already many employers a thorn in the eye. The economy uses the opportunity of the hour, to even a further tightening of demand. “All people in the labour market particularly hard, the path into employment to be facilitated”, it is on the part of German employers ‘ associations. “You should twelve months from the strict terms of the Mindestlohngesetzes liberated employment.”

Social Democrats Nahles and Gabriel: Strictly against exemptions in the minimum wage

Six or even twelve months no minimum wage for refugees? For the SPD, this is unthinkable. Bundesarbeitsministerin Andrea Nahles and SPD-Chef Sigmar Gabriel are strictly against exemptions from the minimum wage. The applies to all, regardless of the Pass. See also the trade unions. Verdi boss Frank Bsirske warned that “a deep chasm between the people in the Low wage sector and the refugees up. The proposal to make the refugees against the will to Lohndrückern and games against the other, the employment in the Low wage sector would have and sought.

Applause from Bavaria

A danger which the sister party of the CDU, the Bavarian CSU, is also seen. We must, on the one hand, to achieve that migrants may stay in the labour market. “On the other hand, we also want to no Dumpinglöhne and this is the point where you have to be very clever in the implementation must be,” said the Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU boss Horst Seehofer in Munich. 20 per cent of the refugees were illiterate, 80 to 90 percent would have to be qualified so that you have an education might make. “Because we need to consider how we overcome all the hurdles.”

In principle his party with the Integrationspapier the CDU to agree, so Seehofer. “Everything is coordinated, and we welcome this Initiative of the CDU, in principle, very much.”

Social-Democratic Triple Jump

And how does it continue now? The threat of a new Koalitionskrach between CSU and the SPD? “We have taken note of that the social Democrats there reject, about possible changes in the minimum wage to speak of,” said CDU General Secretary Peter Tauber after the meeting of the Board on Monday. Therefore, whether you are in the CDU Federal Executive Committee agreed that, for persons entitled to asylum and recognised refugees only Times at which the minimum wage can be deviated from, to a minimum of six months should be extended.

That is not to say that the proponents of stricter regulation in the CDU is not behind-the-Scenes work, the minimum wage, suspend. Julia Klöckner, in Rhineland-Palatinate, the SPD asked Prime Minister to replace wants, hopes on “the classic social-democratic triple jump”. In the course of its opinion: “it is Only a Problem negate and do not want to identify, then a proposal by the Union, will refuse, and after a certain Schamfrist but then for it to be.” Very Wahlkämpferin sets the CDU-candidate Klöckner still on: “It always takes quite a long time, until, at the SPD of the reality check there.”