[StBernard] Merkel-German Chancellor

[Westley Annis]

Well this is probably a sticky wicket for the Germans.  As the article
stated, they do have a shortage of skilled workers and have been trying to
get those workers to come to Germany.  OTOH, if you decide to immigrate to
Germany it's not easy to become a citizen there.  It used to be that it was
impossible unless you could trace back your blood line to Germany.  


http://tinyurl.com/3xwoakx <http://tinyurl.com/3xwoakx> 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law> 

I know some years ago they were bringing in workers with certain skills only
because they were needed and they were referred to there just as "guest
workers".  And personally I find the idea of Jus sanguinis as a basis for
citizenship a bit disturbing.  However, if I were going to freely immigrate
to Germany (or any other country) I would want to learn the language and
customs of the place.  It would be idiotic otherwise to move there.  That's
part of the problem we've had here in the U.S., we make it too easy *not* to
assimilate into the mainstream of the country.

JY (posted original message)





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	awww, they didn't mean it---it was all a great big
	misunderstanding---certainly no one would try to harm a people when
they
	extend the hand of love and friendship towards them, would they?
	
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	       More than a "good point," she's got it right!  Hmmm,
considering how
	Obama
	       has repeately preached that the U.S. should become more like
	European
	       countries like Germany, it makes me wonder if he'll do
another one
	of his
	       180's?
	
	       But maybe we "now" need to become more like Germany.
Merkel's
	message
	       really slammed hard at the Islamic-Muslim population.  Oh, by
the
	way, did
	       everyone hear today about another Muslim bomb attack they
were
	planning but
	       the FBI intercepted.  Oh, but no way do the Muslims pose any
kind of
	ill
	       feelings or harm to us Americans - that's just crazy talk
coming
	from
	       right-wing extremists, right?
	
	       When will the liberal, progressive jackasses in this country
ever
	wake
	       up?....maybe when the bomb goes off next to them or a family
member?
	
	
	
	
	       -----Original Message-----
	       Says "multiculturalism" isn't working.  She's got a good
point.
	
	
	
	
	
	
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101017/wl_afp/germanymuslimreligionimmigration