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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4951/germans-islamization-pegida
Germans Rise Up Against Islamization
(Gatestone Institute) Soeren Kern - In the eastern German city of Dresden on Dec. 8, more than 10,000 people defied freezing temperatures to express their displeasure with Germany's lenient asylum policies. Germany - which is facing an unprecedented influx of asylum seekers, including many from Muslim countries - is now the second most popular destination in the world for migrants, after the U.S. Many are taking advantage of Europe's open borders to claim asylum in Germany after first passing through Italy and Austria. Bavarian officials estimate that at least 33,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the state during 2014, twice the number of arrivals in 2013. The writer is Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Strategic Studies Group.