Overview
- Christian Wulff called Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comment about a migration-related problem in the “cityscape” absolutely misguided during a talk with the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.
- Wulff said it would be helpful for Merz to explicitly acknowledge the misstep and retract the example.
- He warned that implying problems would be solved by deporting all those slated for removal is wrong and dangerous.
- Wulff urged leaders not to portray migrants only as cases for crime or welfare and to win them for civic institutions, political parties, the constitution, the economy, and volunteer services.
- Merz’s October remark and his later clarification—that he meant migrants without permanent status who are not working and do not follow rules—continue to draw criticism, including from within the CDU.