Germany Now Expects Up to 1.5 Million Asylum Seekers in 2015: Report
Germany now expects up to 1.5 million asylum seekers to arrive this year, according to German newspaper Bild, a dramatic increase from the 800,000 predicted by authorities earlier in the summer.
The newspaper Bild cited an internal forecast from authorities that it said had been classed as confidential. "Migratory pressures will increase further. We now expect seven to ten thousand illegal border crossings every day in the fourth quarter," says the report, according to Bild.
The newspaper also said that German authorities were concerned about the risk of a "breakdown of provisions" and that they were struggling to get hold of basic necessities for the new arrivals.
"This high number of asylum seekers runs the risk of becoming an extreme burden for the states and municipalities," the report says, according to the newspaper.
According to the report, German officials are concerned that those granted asylum will bring their families over to Germany too, which could mean that for every individual granted asylum, a further four to eight family members could also arrive in Germany in the long run.
The German interior ministry has not yet responded to the claims. - Read More at newsweek
Germany Now Expects Up to 1.5 Million Asylum Seekers in 2015: Report
posted by Fakhria @ 10/05/2015
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