Why do so many in Germany still praise Merkel's open door to migrants?

Dunno but quite a few said they had changed their mind and now think it was a bad decision on a poll i did on here a few weeks back. Dunno how to find the thread tho

Some people there feel that it's morally good to take in people fleeing war zones, even though this can cause the problems you outlined

I saw a survey the other day that said that just under half of Germans still think Merkel has done a good job by opening the border and allowing in millions of migrants. Why is this? Did the mass sex attacks in multiple German cities not bother them? Or the incidents of stabbings, of transexuals being stoned in the streets, of women being told to cover up; did they not bother them either? I realise that at least over half think it was a stupid thing for Merkel to do, but it astounds me that some still think its good, while at least 80% of Germans are sensible enough to agree that the burqa should be banned in at least some public areas.

imagine what a ****hole Italy/greece would be if the rest of Europe refused entry to these migrants, Merkel mitigated the problem, and therefore lessened its economic impact on two weak economies

shoving the problem to somewhere else doesn't make it go away

I saw a survey the other day that said that just under half of Germans still think Merkel has done a good job by opening the border and allowing in millions of migrants. Why is this? Did the mass sex attacks in multiple German cities not bother them? Or the incidents of stabbings, of transexuals being stoned in the streets, of women being told to cover up; did they not bother them either? I realise that at least over half think it was a stupid thing for Merkel to do, but it astounds me that some still think its good, while at least 80% of Germans are sensible enough to agree that the burqa should be banned in at least some public areas.

imagine what a ****hole Italy/greece would be if the rest of Europe refused entry to these migrants, Merkel mitigated the problem, and therefore lessened its economic impact on two weak economies

shoving the problem to somewhere else doesn't make it go away

Your assuming Italy and Greece could not turn them away. They can.

Europe chooses to pollute itself, its not forced on them.

Your assuming Italy and Greece could not turn them away. They can.

Europe chooses to pollute itself, its not forced on them.

The refugees and immigrants basically swam across the ocean, its not a simple matter of 'refusing' them.

Collecting them and dumping them back in the ME would be extremely expensive, difficult, and it would've been internationally criticised.

How do you suggest we police a sea that large?

Well for starters millions haven't entered Germany, its estimated to be about 600,000.

Fundamentally Merkel seems to be the only politician that has done anything about the problem. Most of what I've heard any other politician say is the national equivalent of "it's very sad and all, but it ain't my problem". I get people not being happy about it, criticising it but no one has suggested an actual alternative. These refugees couldn't stay in Syria, and the neighbouring countries, especially Turkey genuinely do already have actual millions of refugees in their country.