Germany's new immigration policy divides families
Monday, July 2, 2007

A set of controversial regulations on family integration passed by the German government are interpreted as a message delivered to the country's Turkish population: Live with it or leave the country

FULYA ÖZERKAN
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News

Germany's amendments to its immigration law, raising the bar for family integration, caused uproar among the foreign population in the country; the loudest protest coming from the sizable Turkish community.

Representatives of the Turkish community in Germany, speaking with the Turkish Daily News, leveled harsh criticism at the German government for passing a set of controversial regulations on spousal immigration.

“The law reflects Germany's attitude toward the Turkish immigrant community: They do not wish for family integration among the low income immigrant families, they do not want any German citizens of Turkish origin, they warn the Turks to live with it or leave the country,â€