Angela Merkel criticizes asylum policy
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the current government's policy of rejecting asylum-seekers at Germany's borders. She emphasized that those seeking asylum should receive due process, stating, "If someone stands at the German border and says they need asylum, they must receive the proper due process." Merkel suggested that processing could occur at the border.

She acknowledged the need for a system to prevent people smugglers from controlling immigration and stressed the importance of considering genuine asylum needs, as well as the job market's demand for workers.

Merkel urged a European perspective on the issue.

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