Adel, 33, software engineer, a Syrian migrant who obtained German citizenship a few months ago, said “the difficulties with German-American relations right now are quite pressing.
“The migration debate is complicated. I migrated to Germany and I can sense the pressure even from people who are not from migration backgrounds. Somehow I can see a point of view from both sides so maybe some middle ground can be made.”
Stefan, 64, a consultant, says the migration debate in Germany is “important, but overrated.”
“It’s a right-wing issue that produces votes for the extreme parties. In the end, I believe it is something we need to handle, but we need to have migrants coming into this country for economic reasons.”
Mark, 48, a healthcare worker, believes the most important issues in the German election are “not the ones being discussed.”
“We need big reforms in healthcare, for nursing, for the care of elderly. It’s important to do something for the environment and we need to have a strong Europe.”
Ralf, 57, who runs an app for international recruiting: “I think the most important issue is to keep the country together and Europe together.
“I’m pretty sad not only about the US involvement but their view on Europe, on Ukraine, on Putin. I cannot understand this and I’m really afraid of it.”
Matilda, 22, a university student: “I think migration is a problem that’s been made a lot bigger by the media.”
Matilda believes the focus should be more on helping migrants integrate properly into German society. “We definitely have problems in that regard with integration, we could do a lot better.”