Alice Weidel: Refugees should “go back to their country” | The Economist

They have to go back. to their country. I think there are many people. of foreign background. who are very frightened. by the AfD in this country. So it would be helpful, I think, for you. to be very clear on this. People who are here legally, whether they are Syrian. or Afghani. or whatever, they can and are welcome, they can stay here. and they are welcome. Well, to be honest, our law states, our asylum law states that. in the case that the reason. for coming to our country,

like especially for the Syrians, let's stay at that example. because you mentioned that, that the reason is gone, right, for being here. because they are refugees, asylum seekers, they need shelter, here they get tons of money. from the state, but it doesn't matter right now. They have to go back. to their country. They have to leave our country.

The law enforcement is very clear. in Germany. hundred percent of the Syrians, because the war ended in Syria. Hundred percent of the. Syrian citizens. have to go back to their country, as well as the Afghans, which our government. decided to actually. fly into our country. I don't know. how you would possibly. come to this. obnoxious policy. to fly in Afghans out of Afghanistan. because our crime rate.

has been skyrocketing. since 2015, since the border opening. And the main group of the. worst crimes, like raping, like killing people—Rohheitsdelikte. It's called Rohheitsdelikte. So the main category. are Syrians and Afghans. So we need to send these people back. and we need to detain criminals.

and also religious. extremist leaders. We don't want a caliphate. in our country. I haven't mentioned. the Ukrainians also. The Ukrainians. have to leave our country. when this war. will be ended. And this is a. sum of millions of people.

because it adds up to 4 to 5m, roughly. And they have to. leave our country.