Much of the Third World has been hoofing it to Germany for the last eight years so that they can hold out their hands and yell “Gimme!” Now a new naturalization law put into place by the traffic light* government will allow all those newcomers to continue their “gimme” act as full German citizens.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Apollo News. The translator’s comments are in square brackets:

New naturalization law: Anyone who shouts “Here” can now become German

The traffic light’s new naturalization law makes access to German citizenship much easier — hurdles such as length of stay and language skills are radically removed; dual passports are possible.

The traffic light government has agreed on a new naturalization law. On Wednesday, the cabinet approved the draft by Home Secretary Nancy Faeser. The reform significantly facilitates access to German citizenship. The double citizenship is made possible in principle, and important hurdles, such as length of stay and language skills, are radically removed. A dangerous experiment.

The new, controversial naturalization law shakes the foundation of our national identity. It signals a departure from a fundamental premise: loyalty to our country. So far, the principle that multiple nationalities should be avoided has applied in Germany. This changes fundamentally with the new law. Because it allows future naturalization applicants to keep their previous citizenship(s). The loss of German citizenship when acquiring a foreign citizenship will also be abolished. Identification with Germany thus becomes secondary.

Language requirements are shut down

The reform also affects the provisions on option rules. This regulation, which gave children of immigrants born in Germany the opportunity to decide on a nationality in adulthood, is no longer applicable. In the future, almost everyone born in Germany will automatically receive German citizenship.

The requirements for naturalization are relaxed overall: the length of stay required to be entitled to naturalization is reduced from eight to five years. In addition, there is the possibility of reducing this to three years if “those interested in naturalization have made successful efforts to integrate,” says the text of the law. After all, the naturalization of people who are not working and who are a financial burden on the state or who have already committed criminal offenses would be made more difficult.

“German Society Standards” should not exist

The changes with regard to the naturalization of the guest worker generation are particularly serious. Here the requirements for language skills are drastically reduced. It is now sufficient to prove oral knowledge (everyday communication in German without major difficulties). In addition, there is no obligation to take a naturalization test. The law also introduces a hardship clause for the language certificate. This applies if it can be proven that the acquisition of sufficient German language skills at level B1 “is not possible or is considerably more difficult despite serious and sustained efforts.” [Like showing up a couple of times at a language class.]

The naturalization requirement for “fitting into German society standards” is also dropped. It is replaced by a list of concrete reasons for exclusion. There is not only the prohibition of polygamy, but also the denial of equality between men and women and “indications of being stuck in patriarchal family structures”, which would serve as a reason to deny someone citizenship in the future.

The new naturalization law turns the maxim of loyalty to our country on its head and will plunge the country into an identity crisis.

Afterword from the translator:

One can see clearly that this traffic light government is badly in need of a set of new people to be re-elected.

Well, if that won’t overturn the apple cart and plunge the country back into the darkest Dark Age, like the Hun invasion, the next set will, when the country goes completely bankrupt through all the government policies implemented. Well done, German voters.