b'It was in the context of depopulation that Chancellor Merkel made her otherwise incomprehensible decision to admit unlimited numbers of immigrants - a large proportion of whom were economic immigrants. It is worth pointing out that Chancellor Merkel made this decision without consulting other European leaders, without consulting other ministers in her government, indeed without consulting her own political party.Chancellor Merkel unilaterally tore up the long-standing Dublin Convention, which determines the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities. This had been in force since January 1990. The effect was that refugees had to claim asylum in the first EU state they entered. The inevitable consequence of Merkels decision was a massive influx of refugees and economic immigrants into Germany. The number estimated at the end of 2017 was 1.4 million.22Initially, German business was enthusiastichad around 118,900 employees worldwide about the influx. Dieter Zetsche, chiefand 35,800 in Germany. And, as referred executive of carmaker Daimler, is quotedto above, there were more than 1 million as saying that there could be a newimmigrants in 2015 alone. Wirtschaftswunderor economic miracle. However, the reality is very different. ADer Spiegel cited (February 9, 2019) a German official is quoted as saying in adocument drafted by the German Finance Financial Times article posted on 3 JanuaryMinistry. This estimates spending of 78 billion 2016:euros on (im)migration matters through 2022.This includes transfers of 8 billion euros to It was different in the 1960s, with thestates and local communities. Turkish immigrants. We had a different kind of industry, and a lot of simple workCountries have cultures as well as on assembly lines. We dont have thoseeconomies. Many of the Middle Eastern jobs anymore. Low-skilled work in theimmigrants come from very different cultures postwar era required little language butthan that of 21st century Germany. In strong muscles. These days, you dontparticular, Joseph Schuster, Head of The need muscles, but you do need to be ableCentral Council of German Jews has said: to speak German. 23When one lives in a country in which one is Of course some companies were hiring. Fortold for 30 years that Israel is the No. 1 arch- example, Bayer announced the start of aenemy and Jews from the outset are all bad, four-monthtraining course for 20 refugees.then one does not simply arrive in Germany However, this was in a context where Bayerand that is suddenly forgotten.2438'