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Returnees Program Nearly 12,000 Refugees Leave Germany for Reward
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Since February 2017, refugees are receiving a bonus – if they leave Germany again. Between 800 and 1200 euros are with adults. Up to now, nearly 12,000 have accepted the payment. The left is critical of the program.
D The Federal Government encourages the voluntary departure of refugees with a bonus. An offer, which so far has received nearly 12,000 people, as new statistics show
A response from the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a left-wing parliamentary question shows that since the beginning of the program "StarthilfePlus" in February 2017 until the end of the first quarter of 2018 19659009] 11,618 people have left Germany again. More than 1,500 of them returned to their country of origin before the end of the asylum procedure. Among other things, the returnee program has been widely used by refugees from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The federal government intends to use the "StarthilfePlus" awards to motivate "people who have little prospect of voluntary departure". from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, which is the AFP press agency. Depending on the case, adults receive between 800 and 1200 euros of incentive, and children under 12 receive half. If more than four family members leave Germany together, there are 500 euros more. 40 million euros were available from federal funds in 2017.
Cynical left calls
The maximum rate of 1200 euros is paid if applicants leave Germany before the end of their Asylum procedure, 1585 people benefit. Those who do not receive asylum, but do not appeal and decide in the departure period for a voluntary return, will receive a bonus of 800 euros.
The left sharply criticized the program. "It is already difficult enough to promote the exodus to countries at war and to give financial incentives to endanger the affected people and their families," said MP Ulla Jelpke. "Granting bonuses on who gives up the most rights is just cynical."
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Last year, StarthilfePlus payments were approved in 10,000 cases. Most receivers with 2,261 requests came from Iraq, followed by Russia (1,307 cases) and Afghanistan (951 cases). "The fact that the German government is campaigning for people from war-torn countries and dictatorships to withdraw their asylum applications is simply unfair," Jelpke said of the figures
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