CDU on migration and integration

The CDU describes immigration as a benefit for North Rhine-Westphalia and welcomes newcomers. It promises municipalities continued support in taking in refugees, while saying it will not act "naively."

The CDU says immigration is good for the state. People from all over the world are welcome. Cities and towns take in refugees. The state should keep helping them. People who live here should follow the laws and values.

According to the platform, immigration helps the state demographically, economically and culturally. The CDU regards everyone who lives by local laws and values as an enrichment. As its record, it cites an integration law it calls the most modern in Germany and what it sees as the first adequate funding of municipalities for integration. Integration is treated as a cross-cutting task, for example in education, work, volunteering and sports. The party also points to the highest number of returns of any German state.

The CDU wants to quickly expel Islamist hate preachers, individuals deemed a security threat, and criminal offenders. All options under immigration and citizenship law are to be used for this.

Some foreigners are a danger to public safety. The CDU wants to remove them from the country quickly. This applies to Islamist hate preachers and offenders. The CDU wants to use all available laws for this.

The party says it will continue to make full use of the existing legal tools. Deporting foreigners who endanger security is to come first. The program places this plan in the context of fighting extremism and terrorism.

The CDU wants to attract skilled workers from around the world to North Rhine-Westphalia with a campaign called 'Neue Chancen NRW' (New Opportunities NRW). Foreign vocational qualifications are to be recognized faster and with less red tape. The platform views immigrants as skilled workers who secure economic and social stability.

The CDU wants to bring skilled workers from all over the world to the state. It plans an advertising campaign for this. Foreign job qualifications should be accepted faster. An office in Bonn should help more with this.

The 'Neue Chancen NRW' campaign is to recruit skilled workers worldwide. Training is to be certifiable in parts or supplemented with modules so that qualifications are easier to recognize. The central office for skilled immigration in Bonn is to be strengthened and work more closely with other authorities.

The CDU wants to offer protection in North Rhine-Westphalia to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. They are to receive housing, support, medical care and schooling.

The CDU wants to help people from Ukraine. They are fleeing the war. They should get a place to stay and medical help. The children should be able to go to school. Cities and towns will get support from the state.

The platform names organizational and psychological support as well as integration offerings. The federal and state governments are to work closely together. The CDU wants to support municipalities with the tasks that arise. It justifies this with solidarity toward people in need of protection, especially mothers with children and older people.