| | From Reunification in 1990 until 2010 the [[Germany|German]] population stagnated at 78 million. There remain 11 deaths for every 9 live births. Growth forecasts have been dire.<ref>Jan Lahmeyer, [http://www.populstat.info/Europe/germanyc.htm GERMANY historical demographical data of the whole country], populstat.info</ref> [[Homosexuality]] and [[abortion]] are often cited as the underlying cause of a once strong nation, with a 2000-year history, not replacing itself and now fading into oblivion. But the Germans and German government policy have become thoroughly Americanized, adopting an open border policy in 2005 hoping to reverse the trend of a shrinking population. Germany has become the [[melting pot]] of Europe with 1 in 5 Germans today born elsewhere. Germany is the second target country, behind the [[United States]], of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. By far, the majority of immigrants to Germany come from other European countries. [[Kurds]] from [[Turkey]] count for 6 in 10 Muslim immigrants, with a few more coming from [[Kosovo]] and [[Albania]]. According to an Emmid poll conducted by ''Bild'' in September 2018, two-thirds of Germans believed the condition of their country had declined since the migrant crisis began in 2015,<ref>Hale, Virginia (September 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/09/03/germany-country-downhill-2015-migrants/ Germany: Majority Believe Country Gone Downhill Since 2015, Has Too Many Migrants]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 3, 2018.</ref> and a Leipzig University survey that same year found that a majority of Germans felt "like a stranger in their own country."<ref>Hale, Virginia (November 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/10/migration-germans-feel-like-stranger/ Mass Migration: Majority of Germans Feel Like ‘Stranger in Their Own Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref> Germans became fed up about the mass migration and the extreme cultural differences between them and the migrants.<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/09/the-germans-are-sick-of-migrant-violence-and-they-are-right/ The Germans are sick of migrant violence and they are right]. ''Voice of Europe''. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref> The number of Germans with a gun license doubled between 2014 and 2019 because of the fear created by the migrant crisis.<ref>[https://p.dw.com/p/3Oubp More Germans applying for alarm gun licenses]. ''Deutsche Welle''. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.</ref> In October 2019, Merkel admitted that Germany had "utterly failed" to create a "multicultural" society.<ref>Calicchio, Dom (October 23, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/angela-merkel-says-germany-has-utterly-failed-at-building-multicultural-society Angela Merkel says Germany has ‘utterly failed’ at building multicultural society]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 23, 2019.</ref> | | From Reunification in 1990 until 2010 the [[Germany|German]] population stagnated at 78 million. There remain 11 deaths for every 9 live births. Growth forecasts have been dire.<ref>Jan Lahmeyer, [http://www.populstat.info/Europe/germanyc.htm GERMANY historical demographical data of the whole country], populstat.info</ref> [[Homosexuality]] and [[abortion]] are often cited as the underlying cause of a once strong nation, with a 2000-year history, not replacing itself and now fading into oblivion. But the Germans and German government policy have become thoroughly Americanized, adopting an open border policy in 2005 hoping to reverse the trend of a shrinking population. Germany has become the [[melting pot]] of Europe with 1 in 5 Germans today born elsewhere. Germany is the second target country, behind the [[United States]], of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. By far, the majority of immigrants to Germany come from other European countries. [[Kurds]] from [[Turkey]] count for 6 in 10 Muslim immigrants, with a few more coming from [[Kosovo]] and [[Albania]]. According to an Emmid poll conducted by ''Bild'' in September 2018, two-thirds of Germans believed the condition of their country had declined since the migrant crisis began in 2015,<ref>Hale, Virginia (September 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/09/03/germany-country-downhill-2015-migrants/ Germany: Majority Believe Country Gone Downhill Since 2015, Has Too Many Migrants]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 3, 2018.</ref> and a Leipzig University survey that same year found that a majority of Germans felt "like a stranger in their own country."<ref>Hale, Virginia (November 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/10/migration-germans-feel-like-stranger/ Mass Migration: Majority of Germans Feel Like ‘Stranger in Their Own Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref> Germans became fed up about the mass migration and the extreme cultural differences between them and the migrants.<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/09/the-germans-are-sick-of-migrant-violence-and-they-are-right/ The Germans are sick of migrant violence and they are right]. ''Voice of Europe''. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref> The number of Germans with a gun license doubled between 2014 and 2019 because of the fear created by the migrant crisis.<ref>[https://p.dw.com/p/3Oubp More Germans applying for alarm gun licenses]. ''Deutsche Welle''. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.</ref> In October 2019, Merkel admitted that Germany had "utterly failed" to create a "multicultural" society.<ref>Calicchio, Dom (October 23, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/angela-merkel-says-germany-has-utterly-failed-at-building-multicultural-society Angela Merkel says Germany has ‘utterly failed’ at building multicultural society]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 23, 2019.</ref> |