Erklärung 2018
Erklärung 2018 (English: Declaration 2018) was an open letter in Germany calling for intellectuals to provide support for protests against what the document describes as mass immigration into Germany. Initially published on the internet with 34 signatories from prominent German figures, the document was later turned into a formal petition to the Bundestag. The letter was notable to uniting formerly disparate political tendencies to legitimize right-wing and opposition to immigration, anti-immigrant sentiment in mainstream German politics. Ideology The publication of Erklärung 2018 on March 15, near the anniversary of the Thirty Years' War, resulted from the emergence of a new far-right intelligentsia in Germany involving the cooperation of multiple social constituencies including moderate conservatives, far-right intellectuals, and former leftists. The text of the declaration is simple and consists of two sentences: Dresden publisher and Erklärung signatory Frank Böckelmann ...
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Opposition To Immigration
Opposition to immigration, also known as anti-immigration, has become a significant political ideology in many countries. In the modern sense, immigration refers to the entry of people from one state or territory into another state or territory in which they are not citizens. Illegal immigration occurs when people immigrate to a country without having official permission to do so. Opposition to immigration ranges from calls for various immigration reforms, to proposals to completely restrict immigration. Anti-immigration arguments National identity Whether and how national identity affects attitudes towards immigration depends heavily on the meanings associated with a particular national identity. If a national identity is defined in an exclusionary way that targets ethnic or racial groups, or if an ethnic or racial majority dominates in the political structures of a nation, then that national identity is likely to be associated with attitudes against immigration. Research ...
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