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Only 73% of all people living in Germany have no modern migration background. Beyond that the German nation is relatively young concept (which has proven to be

by riedel 4y ago

Only 73% of all people living in Germany have no modern migration background. Beyond that the German nation is relatively young concept (which has proven to be problematic) and there is no homogenic population within the country. Many people rather identify with their region (which is supported by the federal structure). But it is true that we have problems Integrating migrants.

LatteLazy 4y ago
Careful: no one is more anti-immigration than people with foreign born (grand)parents and no nation is more concerned with it's state than new ones...
rayiner 4y ago
The people with migrant background includes ethnic Germans from neighboring countries. CIA world Facebook estimates that over 85% of Germany is ethnic Germans: https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/germany/germany_people.html https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/germany/germany_people.html
- riedel 4y ago
  Actually ethnic Germans also include many people who repatriated from Russia etc. (not that much neighboring). As another commenter said, more migrant population does not lead automatically to better integration.
- xyzzyz 4y ago
  Maybe CIA is using a looser, American notion of ethnicity, where just because born in America immediately makes you ethnic American. European people, for the most part, do not see it this way (even if their governments do).
- VK538FY 4y ago
  Good point. The Aussiedler represent some big numbers, are foreign born, but can loosely be considered German. I've known a lot and while not entirely representative, the criteria were loose: only adoptive father of German ancestry, last person really German and to speak German was mummy's oma, etc. Of course when you're being beat up by the locals in some ex soviet republic because you're not really one of them either, well, you do what you have to do. What surprises me are the numbers of Spanish, Italians, Poles, Hungarians. Anecdotally I would have expected bigger numbers. Germany has emptied such countries of their qualified workers in recent years.

by riedel 4y ago

LatteLazy 4y ago

Careful: no one is more anti-immigration than people with foreign born (grand)parents and no nation is more concerned with it's state than new ones...

rayiner 4y ago

The people with migrant background includes ethnic Germans from neighboring countries. CIA world Facebook estimates that over 85% of Germany is ethnic Germans: https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/germany/germany_people.html https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/germany/germany_people.html

riedel 4y ago
Actually ethnic Germans also include many people who repatriated from Russia etc. (not that much neighboring). As another commenter said, more migrant population does not lead automatically to better integration.
xyzzyz 4y ago
Maybe CIA is using a looser, American notion of ethnicity, where just because born in America immediately makes you ethnic American. European people, for the most part, do not see it this way (even if their governments do).
VK538FY 4y ago
Good point. The Aussiedler represent some big numbers, are foreign born, but can loosely be considered German. I've known a lot and while not entirely representative, the criteria were loose: only adoptive father of German ancestry, last person really German and to speak German was mummy's oma, etc. Of course when you're being beat up by the locals in some ex soviet republic because you're not really one of them either, well, you do what you have to do. What surprises me are the numbers of Spanish, Italians, Poles, Hungarians. Anecdotally I would have expected bigger numbers. Germany has emptied such countries of their qualified workers in recent years.