German government records have shown that the country naturalised over 200,000 immigrants in 2023 alone, which amounts to more than the entire population of more than half of its cities.
The statistics, released by the German Federal Statistical Office reveal that most of the immigrants came from Syria, with 75,485 receiving German citizenship in 2023.
Most of them arrived in the country in 2015 and 2016 when former Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the floodgates.
A further 10,735 German passports were handed to Turkish immigrants in 2023, with a further 10,710 Iraqi nationals becoming German citizens.
The overall number is the highest in a quarter of a century. There has been a more than 50 percent increase in Iraqis, Syrians, and Afghans becoming citizens compared to the previous year.
A statement from the right wing Alternative For Germany (AfD) Party noted that the amount of immigrants becoming citizens “is more people than the population of Potsdam, Saarbrücken or Leverkusen.”
“The number of naturalizations has thus reached a historic record level, while the traffic-light coalition and the CDU want to fool us into believing that migration is being limited,” the statement further urged.
The massive uptick in naturalised citizens is being put down to a change in the law which allows immigrants to much more easily and quickly obtain passports.
A recent survey found that seven in ten citizens of European countries believe there is too much unchecked immigration. Among Germans, the number was 77 percent.
In addition to problems with social welfare, housing and unemployment, Germany has experienced an explosion in crime, particularly violent crimes and sexual assault.
As we previously highlighted, German government statistics also show that 41 percent of all crime suspects are foreigners, despite them making up a much smaller percentage of the population.
The past week has seen two more incidents, one violent knife attack, and another case of a Syrian immigrant sexually assaulting both a 78 year old woman and a 23 year old after he was released from custody for the first offence.
