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The general secretary of the Christian Social Union has declared that "Germany is not an immigration country," signalling that the Bavarian conservatives were defiantly standing their ground over recent attacks on immigrants.
Alexander Dobrindt stepped up his party's offensive on immigration with his remarks Wednesday night to broadcaster ARD, which are likely to fuel and already incendiary debate on the issue.
"The USA is an immigration country. Germany is not an immigration country. We have a culture that has grown over centuries."