Pinning Hopes on Immigrants - Are Germany's immigration mechanisms working?
Politics
March 24, 2015
It's hoped that immigration will counter the shortage of skilled professionals in Germany, and immigrants are being urgently sought. On the other hand: important mechanisms such as the Blue Card work only under limited circumstances. Should the strict requirements for obtaining a Blue Card be relaxed? We talk to Holger Schäfer from the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW).