Refugee Resettlement Watch - German politician: Let German families take refugees into their homes - "It had 65,700 new asylum claims in the first half of the year, the largest number among industrialized nations" (Yes! Every open-borders liberal family in the West should be allowed to house, but also pay for, at least one refugee family! No matter how unfair that will be to the rest of us.)

German politician: Let German families take refugees into their homes

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Citizens in Germany, one of the most sought-after destinations for refugees, should be allowed to host asylum seekers in their homes to ease the pressure on the government to provide adequate housing for them, a politician said on Friday.

Martin Patzelt, a lawmaker and member of the Christian Democratic Union, said households should be permitted to provide free lodging to refugees, leaving only the cost of living and healthcare to the government.

He said the measure would save Germany a considerable amount of money housing refugees, and provide an alternative to crowded temporary shelters, hotels and unused gyms.

Germany, the European Union’s biggest economy, is one of the world’s top destinations for people fleeing oppression and war.

It had 65,700 new asylum claims in the first half of the year, the largest number among industrialized nations, mainly due to a rise in applications by Syrians, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ...

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