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The disastrous [[foreign policy]] of Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref>[http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1416:the-libyan-failure-obama-and-clinton-s-forgotten-war&Itemid=139 The Libyan Failure: Obama and Clinton’s Forgotten War], Luis Durani, ''Modern Diplomacy'', May 13, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/hillary-clinton-and-the-s_b_9231190.html Hillary Clinton and the Syrian Bloodbath], Jeffrey Sachs, ''Huffington Post'', Feb 15, 2016</ref> fomenting strife and revolution in the Syrian and [[Libyan War]]s,<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/wr2013_web.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwi4hbqN4rDRAhVIhlQKHZrbAhwQFgiCATAQ&usg=AFQjCNFF5AZwK7MO-fqSMIjdrDPXnZvlAA&sig2=2EFSlYfrCcdtd3wzFxw9yQ Human Rights Watch World Report 2013], pp. 580-587; 609-617. www.hrw.org</ref> has impacted German immigration in numbers more than any other European power since late 2014.<ref>[http://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/835159/the-disintegration-of-european-security-lessons-from-the-refugee-crisis/ The Disintegration of European Security: Lessons from the Refugee Crisis], By Fabrizio Tassinari, Center for Complex Operations PRISM Volume 6, Number 2, July 18, 2016</ref> Due to Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]'s [[open borders]] policies, more than 2.5 million refugees and migrants – some estimates show up to 3 million<ref name="CivilWar2018">Delingpole, James (September 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/16/delingpole-civil-war-is-coming-to-europe-warns-german-politician/ Delingpole: ‘Civil War Is Coming to Europe’ Warns German Politician]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2018.</ref> – have flooded into Germany from outside Europe, migrants who do not share a common European heritage with their host country. In 2015 alone, Germany was invaded by nearly one million non-Western immigrants,<ref>[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/10/europe-immigration-muslim-refugees-portraits/ The New Europeans], Robert Kunzig, ''National Geographic'', October 2016</ref> more than double the size of Germany's standing and reserve military force. Merkel opposed setting an upper limit on the number of refugees Germany would allow in annually.<ref name="RefugeeCapOppose">Delcker, Janosch (October 2, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-germany-new-refugee-dilemma-bavaria-csu/ Angela Merkel’s new refugee dilemma]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 3, 2017.</ref> About a third of third-world migrants entered Germany by airplane, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.<ref>Hale, Virginia (March 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/12/merkel-effect-thousands-migrants-jet-germany-poorer-eu-nations/ Merkel Effect: Thousands of Migrants Jet to Germany from Poorer EU Nations]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 12, 2018.</ref> By 2016, 22.5% of all people living in Germany had a "migrant background,"<ref>Multiple references:

The disastrous [[foreign policy]] of Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref>[http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1416:the-libyan-failure-obama-and-clinton-s-forgotten-war&Itemid=139 The Libyan Failure: Obama and Clinton’s Forgotten War], Luis Durani, ''Modern Diplomacy'', May 13, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/hillary-clinton-and-the-s_b_9231190.html Hillary Clinton and the Syrian Bloodbath], Jeffrey Sachs, ''Huffington Post'', Feb 15, 2016</ref> fomenting strife and revolution in the Syrian and [[Libyan War]]s,<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/wr2013_web.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwi4hbqN4rDRAhVIhlQKHZrbAhwQFgiCATAQ&usg=AFQjCNFF5AZwK7MO-fqSMIjdrDPXnZvlAA&sig2=2EFSlYfrCcdtd3wzFxw9yQ Human Rights Watch World Report 2013], pp. 580-587; 609-617. www.hrw.org</ref> has impacted German immigration in numbers more than any other European power since late 2014.<ref>[http://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/835159/the-disintegration-of-european-security-lessons-from-the-refugee-crisis/ The Disintegration of European Security: Lessons from the Refugee Crisis], By Fabrizio Tassinari, Center for Complex Operations PRISM Volume 6, Number 2, July 18, 2016</ref> Due to Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]'s [[open borders]] policies, more than 2.5 million refugees and migrants – some estimates show up to 3 million<ref name="CivilWar2018">Delingpole, James (September 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/16/delingpole-civil-war-is-coming-to-europe-warns-german-politician/ Delingpole: ‘Civil War Is Coming to Europe’ Warns German Politician]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2018.</ref> – have flooded into Germany from outside Europe, migrants who do not share a common European heritage with their host country. In 2015 alone, Germany was invaded by nearly one million non-Western immigrants,<ref>[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/10/europe-immigration-muslim-refugees-portraits/ The New Europeans], Robert Kunzig, ''National Geographic'', October 2016</ref> more than double the size of Germany's standing and reserve military force. Merkel opposed setting an upper limit on the number of refugees Germany would allow in annually.<ref name="RefugeeCapOppose">Delcker, Janosch (October 2, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-germany-new-refugee-dilemma-bavaria-csu/ Angela Merkel’s new refugee dilemma]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 3, 2017.</ref> About a third of third-world migrants entered Germany by airplane, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.<ref>Hale, Virginia (March 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/12/merkel-effect-thousands-migrants-jet-germany-poorer-eu-nations/ Merkel Effect: Thousands of Migrants Jet to Germany from Poorer EU Nations]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 12, 2018.</ref> By 2016, 22.5% of all people living in Germany had a "migrant background,"<ref>Multiple references:

*Tomlinson, Chris (August 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/02/nearly-one-quarter-of-germans-now-have-a-foreign-background/ Nearly One Quarter of Germans Now Have a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

*Tomlinson, Chris (August 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/02/nearly-one-quarter-of-germans-now-have-a-foreign-background/ Nearly One Quarter of Germans Now Have a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-immigration-idUSKBN1AH3EP?il=0 Immigrant population hits new high in Germany]. ''Reuters''. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-immigration-idUSKBN1AH3EP Immigrant population hits new high in Germany]. ''Reuters''. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

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See also:

*Tomlinson, Chris (October 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/10/24/one-five-german-resident-foreign-background/ Over One in Five German Residents Come from a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> and the nation's government reported in 2018 that nearly 13% of the population was foreign-born.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (April 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/04/12/approaching-13-per-cent-all-german-residents-foreign-born/ Approaching 13 Per Cent of All German Residents Are Foreign Born]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref> It was reported in August 2017 that since 2015, when the migrant crisis was at its height, the German Prosecutor’s Office received over 1,000 criminal complaints accusing Merkel of high treason for her actions regarding refugees and immigration.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/31/german-prosecutors-1000-criminal-complaints-merkel-high-treason/ Prosecutors Have Rejected 1,000 High Treason Charges Against Merkel For Migrant Crisis Since 2015]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> Even in 2017, Germany admitted nearly 200,000 asylum-seekers.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/17/germany-200000-asylum-seekers-2017/ Germany Took Nearly 200,000 Asylum Seekers in 2017]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref>

*Tomlinson, Chris (October 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/10/24/one-five-german-resident-foreign-background/ Over One in Five German Residents Come from a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> and the nation's government reported in 2018 that nearly 13% of the population was foreign-born.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (April 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/04/12/approaching-13-per-cent-all-german-residents-foreign-born/ Approaching 13 Per Cent of All German Residents Are Foreign Born]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref> It was reported in August 2017 that since 2015, when the migrant crisis was at its height, the German Prosecutor’s Office received over 1,000 criminal complaints accusing Merkel of high treason for her actions regarding refugees and immigration.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/31/german-prosecutors-1000-criminal-complaints-merkel-high-treason/ Prosecutors Have Rejected 1,000 High Treason Charges Against Merkel For Migrant Crisis Since 2015]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> Even in 2017, Germany admitted nearly 200,000 asylum-seekers.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/17/germany-200000-asylum-seekers-2017/ Germany Took Nearly 200,000 Asylum Seekers in 2017]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Germany also tried to send the highest number of migrants to other EU countries.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (December 7, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/07/germany-most-prolific-attempting-send-migrants-other-eu-countries/ Germany Most Prolific at Attempting to Send Migrants to Other EU Countries]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.</ref>

In mid-2016, the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of [[illegal immigration]] passing through [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants | url=http://dw.com/p/1JmWj | date=August 21, 2016 | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-tightens-border-controls-with-switzerland-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-says-swiss-finance-a7202621.html | date=August 2016 | publisher=''[[The Independent]]'' | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref> It also instituted border controls in preparation for the [[G-20]] summit, showing [[liberal hypocrisy]] in the fact that the only time when border controls were instituted were when international leader came into the country.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/12/germany-begins-border-controls-lead-g20-summit/ Germany Begins Border Controls in Lead up to G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref>

In mid-2016, the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of [[illegal immigration]] passing through [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants | url=http://dw.com/p/1JmWj | date=August 21, 2016 | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-tightens-border-controls-with-switzerland-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-says-swiss-finance-a7202621.html | date=August 2016 | publisher=''[[The Independent]]'' | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref> It also instituted border controls in preparation for the [[G-20]] summit, showing [[liberal hypocrisy]] in the fact that the only time when border controls were instituted were when international leader came into the country.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/12/germany-begins-border-controls-lead-g20-summit/ Germany Begins Border Controls in Lead up to G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref>