Party congress: SPD reaffirms right to family reunification

The SPD insists on the right to family reunification for refugees and legal immigration opportunities. Sigmar Gabriel, however, also spoke of 34; capacity limits 34;.

Party congress: SPD reaffirms right to family reunification

The SPD has demanded on its Parteitagdas right to family reunification for refugees and Möglichkeitenlegaler immigration also for migrant workers. "We stand fora humane refugee protection and a policy that controls Zuwanderungvernünftig," says a decision. CSU chief Horst Seehofer had already expressed his opposition to SPD plans, which had already become known before party congress.

"Niemandbei us will question that we machenwollen families reunification," said Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. The SPD does not want to join DerForderung union in continuing to suspend family reunification for refugees with restricted protection status. For people looking for a besserenLeben "We need legal Zugangsmöglichkeitennach Germany and Europe", foreign minister also said on subject of labour migration.

Gabriel Mahnteallerdings also demonstrated realism in migration debate and referred aufKapazitätsgrenzen to admission of immigrants. While DasAsylrecht "cannot have an upper limit", it must also give migrants a discussion about how big "actually our absorption capacity is". It is not allowed to Zuwanderungverschließen eyes of population, "even in our electorate." DieAufnahmefähigkeit was "not static, but siehängt of number of flats, training places and Lehrernab".

New Policy Program comes

The SPD also decided, as announced, to develop a new Grundsatzprogrammzu. The first step is to develop a process called "Kompass2018". After Demaußerordentlichen federal party congress 2018, a process for demonstrate new policy programme will be initiated. The AktuelleGrundsatzprogramm of SPD dates back to year 2007.

After severe defeat at DerBundestagswahl, SPD chairman Martin Schulz had announced a personal, substantive and organizational renewal of party. In recent weeks, SPD leadership has discussed eight regional conferences with basis of consequences from DerWahlniederlage and a redeployment. The results flowed in DenLeitantrag "The SPD renew: Our way forward", depending on party congress lasting from Thursday to Saturday to Debattesteht.

Date Of Update: 09 December 2017, 12:02
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