Data Point: Germany wants Indian workers, but right-wing AfD resists

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The Hindu

While countries such as Australia, Canada, and the U.S. are limiting or planning to limit visas for immigrant workers, Germany is planning to increase them. This is good news for Indians, who already make up the largest group of foreign residents in Germany, both as students and workers.

However, the country is also facing snap elections next year. Germany’s far-right anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany — AfD — is on the rise. In September this year, they secured a big win in the Eastern German State of Thuringia. They are also the second-most popular party, according to the Politico’s ‘Poll of Polls’.

What does this mean for Indian migrants in Germany? How will this clash of needs and politics unfold? In this video, we explore these questions.

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Presentation and script: Vignesh Radhakrishnan

Data Support and editing: Sambavi Parthasarathy

Videography: Shivaraj.S