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   Germany is increasingly evicting its elderly residents to make room for   
   refugees as the country deals with an extreme housing crisis brought on to   
   a great extent by mass immigration. However, those protesting this trend   
   are being labeled far-right and xenophobic by government officials. At the   
   same time, they are complaining they can no longer partake in such   
   evictions “silently,” as public outrage grows over a practice that has long   
   been used in the past without as much scrutiny.   
      
   As Remix News has previously reported, the city’s municipal housing   
   association evicted dozens of long-term residents in the German city of   
   Lörrach, many of them senior citizens, to accommodate migrants. In Berlin,   
   a Christian organization forced out over 100 seniors to make room for   
   migrants there. It is a well-known secret in Germany that even non-profits   
   now prefer to house migrants rather than the elderly, as they can earn more   
   money doing so, which can also be a motivating factor for cash-strapped   
   non-profits.   
      
   In the case of Lörrach, politicians and city officials were blindsided by   
   the national press coverage that followed the eviction, with the Lörrach   
   housing association stating it received over 1,500 angry calls and 250   
   emails criticizing the action. In front of the Green Party’s office, people   
   protested with a banner that read: “We have space — but not for Germans.”   
   The phrase was a reference to the popular “We have space” catchphrase the   
   pro-migrant left has deployed across German towns and cities to signal they   
   want more refugees.   
      
   The statement was short on specifics surrounding the situation facing   
   seniors forced to leave their homes after decades. One senior, for example,   
   called it an “early death notice.”   
      
   Municipal council labels protesters “xenophobic”   
      
   The city’s municipal council has now published a statement that this   
   protest at the Greens’ office was conducted by right-wing extremists, and   
   the government is calling for a “fight against the right” in the city of   
   48,000.   
      
   “We take a stand against hatred, hate speech and intolerance,” the   
   statement reads. It also describes the backlash employees at the municipal   
   association received as “xenophobic.”   
      
   “We stand for a liberal city of Lörrach and an open society. We do not   
   tolerate population groups being played off against each other.”   
      
   The entire municipal council signed off on the statement with the exception   
   of two members, one from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the   
   other one from Free Voters (Freie Wahlern).   
      
   The same strategy of labeling protesters against immigration policy as “far   
   right” has also been deployed in a number of Western countries, including   
   Ireland.   
      
   Steffen Jäger (CDU), president of the Baden-Württemberg Municipal Council,   
   said he is now concerned that the era of receiving refugees into cities and   
   towns “silently” — including when locals have to be evicted — is   
   “over.”   
      
   “For several months we have had to realize that the available capacity   
   limits at the regular reception facilities and in the meantime also on the   
   general housing market have been exhausted,” he told FAZ. He warned that an   
   emotional reaction to such evictions could grow in other areas of the   
   country, saying the situation is “tense.”   
      
   Housing crisis across Germany   
      
   The issue is not just localized to Lörrach though, with the federal   
   government fearing that protests could spread over the issue. Polling shows   
   that the majority of Germans believe too many migrants are arriving in   
   Germany; meanwhile, the federal government is making a push to legalize   
   millions of migrants and attract millions more over the coming years.   
      
   Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD), who has claimed   
   right-wing extremists are the biggest threat to Germany, is calling for   
   more acceptance of such eviction practices to make room for migrants,   
   saying “that war refugees should not be misused as a reason for   
   long-standing problems on the housing market. This is wrong and   
   irresponsible because that poisons the discussion and leads to agitation   
   against refugees or against political decision-makers — and in the worst   
   case, to violence.”   
      
   There have been no reports of violence in the case of the Lörrach or Berlin   
   evictions. It is also true that much of the “long-standing problems” in the   
   housing market are tied to Germany’s issues with mass immigration.   
   Germany’s population hit a record 84 million in 2022, with this increase   
   entirely tied to immigration, and many of these newcomers want to live in   
   the same popular cities as many Germans.   
      
      
      
      
      
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