Refugee crisis - did Merkel get it wrong? | Quadriga

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Refugee crisis - did Merkel get it wrong? | Quadriga

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Germany has welcomed thousands fleeing conflict and repression with open arms. Chancellor Angela Merkel was a leading voice in offering them safe haven. But her government has now reintroduced border controls. Why the sudden U-turn? Did Chancellor Merkel get it wrong?

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Guests:

Mekonnen Mesghena, expert for migration and diversity at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin.

Andreas Kluth, Berlin bureau chief of The Economist.

Burkhard Birke, correspondent for the German radio broadcaster Deutschland Radio.