Germany's War against Aliens

In: New politics: a journal of socialist thought, Band 7, S. 25-32

Abstract

Although German government officials have denied the existence of discrimination against ethnic minorities, a 1997 Amnesty International report & the repudiation of several compacts with various Third World nations are cited as confirmation of racism. A historical overview of immigration discusses reliance on Third World immigration to perpetuate West Germany's economic explosion during the 1960s & the subsequent adoption of legislation to constrain immigration during the 1980s & 1990s. East & West Germany's similar treatment of "guest workers" & Germany's perception of alien residents as security threats are discussed. Even though female immigrants are harmed more by cultural constraints initiated by male immigrants, it is contended that Germany's racial discrimination augmented the difficulties experienced by immigrant women. The escalation of mob violence against individuals seeking asylum & other immigrants since the mid-1990s is deemed the product of discriminatory government policy. J. W. Parker