Germany's Struggle to Retain Immigrants

Germany currently benefits from strong immigration as a result of the crisis in peripheral European countries and the relative strength of the German economy, but a recently reported downward correction in Germany's population data suggests that Europe's strongest economy has difficulties getting foreigners to settle in the country. Better integration of immigrants into German society will be necessary if Germany is going to mitigate the effects of its aging and shrinking labor force. The revised statistics will fuel Germany's ongoing debate about its integration policy, which is likely to undergo changes in the coming years.