The Adjustment, Consequences and Challenges of German Refugee Policy

Abstract

This paper analyzes the transformation process of German refugee policy，which can be roughly divided into smooth stage, welcome stage and tightening stage, showing the adjustment of the German government and society towards the refugee issue. Although the German government had adopted a variety of strategies to effectively deal with the refugee crisis, the influx of refugees still brought various impacts on Germany. The article further summarizes the impact of the refugee policy from the political, economic and cultural aspects, and summarizes its causes. These discussions and analyses may have inspirations for other countries in dealing with refugee crisis and border security governance issues.