German lawmakers set to vote on contentious immigration law – DW – 01/31/2025


German lawmakers set to vote on contentious immigration law – DW – 01/31/2025

31 Jan 2025 The German Bundestag will hold a debate on the "influx limitation law" then vote on it. The law, proposed by the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, could pass in the lower house with the aid of the far-right AfD party. The law under consideration on Friday is legally binding, unlike the motions on stricter migration policy passed on Wednesday with the controversial support of the far-right AfD The law, put forward by the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, would need approval by the upper house, or Bundesrat, to go into force The AfD has signaled its support for the bill Migration has become a top campaign issue ahead of February elections in the wake of a series of attacks carried out by migrant suspects