Fire letter from the provinces: What the country owes the municipalities

Ironically, at a time when the municipalities see themselves overwhelmed by immigration, the Hessian government coalition presents its own admission program for Afghans.

In the course of family reunification, around 1000 relatives can soon be brought into the country.

In this way, the relevant protection program of the federal government is supplemented.

The fact that people from Afghanistan were already among the largest groups of refugees arriving here after the Ukrainians in the first nine months of this year could not prevent the Greens from pushing through this additional project now.

They only had to point out a corresponding passage in the coalition agreement that they had negotiated with their black alliance partner in 2018.

The CDU is grudgingly loyal to the contract, but is aware that this action could further reduce the acceptance of immigration among the general public.

The AfD, on the other hand, had trouble hiding their joy during an initial exchange of blows in the plenary session of parliament.

Her inhuman and cynical call for an "immediate freeze on the admission of migrants" helped her to gain a significant increase in votes in the most recent survey on state politics in view of the increasing immigration.

In principle, the Greens do not have to fear conflicts with the AfD – on the contrary.

Both sides benefit from the fact that the respective clientele is always happy to make sure that they are on the right side in these disputes.

The loser of these regular show fights is society.

If they are not to continue to drift apart, the difficulties associated with immigration must be overcome.

With regard to the needs of the municipalities, this means that the responsible Minister for Social Affairs, Kai Klose (The Greens), must ensure that the refugees are distributed fairly.

The fire letter from the Main-Kinzig district raises doubts about the current system.

If the fact that Frankfurt has many more inhabitants than the district does not matter for the question of how many migrants are assigned, this gives food for thought.

But it's not just about justice, it's also about offensive communication.

Given the AfD's propaganda, the country's political elite must leave no doubt that the refugees are being treated properly.

The federal states have to fulfill their humanitarian obligations together with the federal government and the municipalities - even if it costs them a lot of money.