Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke in Potsdam about toughening migration policy and said cities’ appearance justified large-scale deportations of migrants. He doubled down on the remark when pressed, telling a journalist to "ask your daughters what I might have meant," and later clarified he meant migrants without residence permits and jobs who do not comply with German laws. A ZDF survey found 63% agreement with Merz's statements but only 18% reporting refugees cause neighbourhood issues and 74% noting no significant problems. Coalition partners criticized the language. Protests have drawn thousands and planned demonstrations continue in multiple cities.
"But we still have this problem in how our cities look, of course, and that's why the federal interior minister is facilitating and carrying out large-scale deportations,"
"ask your daughters what I might have meant."
"I would like to live in a country in which politics builds bridges and brings society together, rather than dividing with language,"
"And I will also say to you: I'd like to live in a country in which someone's appearance does not decide whether or not they fit in a city's image."
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