Germany Did Not Meet Immigration Quota For 2020 – Lacked 2/3 Of Quota

Germany is one of the top countries in Europe which has been bringing in immigrants to help it out for various reasons including additional people in the labor force. Like many other countries in the world that has been trying to lure in immigrants, Germany has set a quota as per how many immigrants it would be accepting on a yearly basis. This quota would depend on the country’s plans and just how many newcomers it would need for a certain period.

 

For 2020, Germany’s target when it comes to the total number of new immigrants coming in was not met. In fact, the country was only able to bring in a third of the target for the year. This means that the target was not met but it can be totally understood given the situation that the world is facing nowadays. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge reason why this has happened and the health of the people is more important than anything else. The pandemic caused lockdowns to be imposed in many countries thus the really low number of immigrants arriving in Germany.

 

The numbers from the German government

 

According to the numbers that were released by the official statistics agency of Germany, there were lower than 67,500 individuals who moved and migrated to Germany and then applied to get asylum. This is for 2020. This is just for asylum seekers who compose a huge amount usually each year. However, the numbers for the past number of years have shown that there has really been a decline. For 2019, the number was at around 126,400 while for 2018, it was at 159,000.

 

Aside from that, the number of immigrants who have chosen to move to Germany has also gone down for 2020. With the raging pandemic, it is highly understandable why this has happened. Of course, there are also people who are saying that the lower total may be also because of the new policies on immigration that has brought people to choose other countries aside from Germany. That is just speculation, of course, as the huge reason really is the pandemic and the uncertainty of how things will change with this pandemic still happening.

 

The need for immigrants in Germany

 

Germany has been doing its best to be able to bring in more immigrants as per their policies and programs. This is not just because they need more people in the country. Immigrants have proven that they are very important to the country. They help with growing the population as the country has a low birth rate for the past number of years. Aside from that, immigrants have also been very helpful in boosting the labor market which is in need of more people to help out with the businesses and companies in Germany.

 

 

 

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