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While many countries try to keep out the asylum- seekers fleeing the Middle East, Germany and their chancellor, Angela Merkel, have adapted any “open door” policy. Germany is on schedule to accept a half- million asylum seekers a year, according to Heather Horn of the Atlantic. Merkel has allocated 6.6 billion dollars to help with the process of accepting asylum seekers. Many questions arise such as: What are the economic impacts on the Germany economy? Is it economically feasible to accept so many asylum seekers? These questions have led to much debate. One side is against accepting asylum seekers into Germany; this side says the asylum seekers pose an economic burden on the German government which is already facing the problem of the European Debt Crisis. The other side to the argument says the migrants would be helpful to the German economy because they would help revitalize Germany’s aging workforce.
<http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/germany-merkel-refugee-asylum/405058/>
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34131911>.
<http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/germany-merkel-refugee-asylum/405058/>
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34131911>.