German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for debates on migration to be held with reason amid increased border controls under the country’s new government.
“Immigration was never easy,” Steinmeier said in Berlin on Friday at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Intercultural Week, a nationwide initiative against racism.
“It is also not just a problem story. It is also always an important part of our country’s success story.”
Steinmeier said discussions on migration policy should include both an “honest position that says what we want and can do, as well as a consensus that we are and will remain a country with many backgrounds, religions and cultures.”