CDU's responses to vital questions concerning asylum and refugee policy, as addressed by Jürgen Hardt

In the face of a persistent severe migration crisis, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has unveiled a position paper outlining concrete demands to address the state's loss of control in migration policy. The CDU, led by Friedrich Merz since May 2025, has been in coalition talks with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) following the early 2025 federal election, with a shared government formed on May 5, 2025.

The CDU's position paper emphasises the need for stricter measures to combat the rising trend of violent crimes committed by non-Germans, with Islamist-motivated acts no longer isolated incidents. One such demand is the implementation of an exit ban for criminals and dangerous individuals, where those subject to the exit requirement would remain in the country until they voluntarily return to their home country.

The CDU acknowledges its share of responsibility for the current migration crisis but has fundamentally corrected and adapted its migration policy to today's reality. Key demands include the deportation of Syrian and Afghan refugees who are subject to deportation to their home countries, a moratorium on asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan, and the reversal of the reform of the citizenship law by the traffic light coalition to restore the previous legal status.

The CDU also proposes the concept of the "safe third country", under which asylum seekers from Germany would be transferred to safe third countries outside of Europe to undergo their asylum procedures. Additionally, the party advocates for permanent border controls and consistent rejection of illegal entries, believing that the German border can be protected from unauthorized entries.

Jügen Hardt, a CDU member of the Bundestag, has offered cooperation to Chancellor Scholz to address these demands. The terrorist attack in Solingen has left Germany bewildered and is part of a series of violent excesses by Islamic perpetrators. The CDU has formulated these demands on the federal government's asylum and refugee policy in a position paper.

As of the end of 2023, there are 972,000 Syrians and 419,000 Afghans living in Germany, exhausting absorption capacities. In the first seven months of 2024, more than 140,000 people have applied for asylum in Germany, with almost every second asylum seeker coming from Syria or Afghanistan. The federal government can stop voluntary resettlement programs from Afghanistan and implement a practice of consistent rejection at the border of persons without entry permission to achieve a factual moratorium on asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan.

Anyone recognized as a refugee in Germany who travels to their home country willingly places themselves under the jurisdiction of their home authorities and must lose any residence status in Germany. The CDU's position paper aims to address these challenges and restore control over migration policy in Germany.