As someone who has a German grandmother who was an immigrant, I have become intrigued as to how the process of immigration itself has changed over the years. When I asked my grandmother about her immigration process, she said that the experience as a whole was difficult but she never went into depth about the difficulty. After reading the article, “Inside Immigration Law” I received knowledge about the ins and outs of migration policies in Germany over the years. The article begins with a testimony of an immigrant named Amira who came to Germany due to the frantic civil war. However, their application for a refugee asylum was not approved thus in turn they were deported to their state of origin. However, Amira never actually owned a residence permit which is why she and her family were not approved in the first place.
The article provides credible interviews with German immigrants that had a failed application processes. The article also provides in-depth research about why Germany has implemented an immigration law and how it has affected immigrants. The German immigration law categorizes migrants by code and by numbers instead of giving individualized attention. This is one of the main problems with immigration approval because people are looked as numbers. Throughout the article, 5 immigrants all with different lives and qualifications are patiently waiting to hear back to get approval. The study itself is about four months long and focuses on how German government actually approves those trying to move into the country. The study gathered facts regarding how the process is assessed as a whole and ways to change it to make it more personable.
Eule, Tobias G. Inside Immigration Law: Migration Management and Policy Application in Germany. Routledge, Taylor Et Francis Group, 2016.