Influx from the Southeast: German Cities Complain of High Immigration

[sysop]

Immigration to Germany from southeastern Europe has dramatically increased in recent years and the country's municipalities are struggling to absorb the influx. Now, German cities are taking a close look at the problem and may ask for help from Berlin or even the European Union.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-881409.html

[Trojan Horace]

It's bit like complaining you're being stung after putting your hands in the proverbial honey pot. Germany headed up the charge to sweep as many nations as possible into the loving arms of the EU but is far from alone in the demographic consequences. Polish is now the second language in the UK with their census showing 500,000 new arrivals from Poland for just one of many examples. In the circumstances I don't think the other member nations are going to be queuing up to show their sympathies.

That said, for what it's worth, I think immigration, despite the stresses and strains is can generate at times, usually proves in the end to be a good thing for an economy and in any event, making complaint about "immigrants" leads inexorably to the charge of racism, something Germany is normally extremely sensitive about and prefers to avoid.

A case of as you make your bed so you must lie on it?