The excitement about the current asylum policy is growing: first the compulsive setting up of tents in the federal states, now the excitement about the Halloween riots in Linz, which mainly involved asylum seekers. “A clear pass for the FPÖ,” said Erich Vogl, Krone’s domestic policy editor. He is convinced: “Politicians could have recognized what was coming our way.” In a live conversation with krone.tv presenter Conny, Erich Vogl analyzed that people have missed the preparation for the very escalations we are now facing with Winiwarter.
The problematically high number of refugees has been accompanying Austria for months, but has recently been “mainly suppressed by inflation”. a sobering conclusion. In view of the riots in Linz, Interior Minister Karner is keen to introduce legislative changes at EU level. This should make it possible again to deport Afghans and Syrians. “It will be difficult”, Vogl sees little room for tightening up the law in asylum policy. You can try, but similar to the nuclear power debate classified as “green,” it’s “a nice try, but it won’t do anything.”
ÖVP approaches the ideology of the FPÖ
The current turmoil in asylum policy is a clear sting for the FPÖ. When it comes to the hotly contested issue, Home Secretary Karner is being called upon more than ever. “The ÖVP, which has been operating as a law and order party for years, must now follow,” Vogl alludes to an ideological adjustment of the ÖVP in the direction of the FPÖ. “This rapprochement with the FPÖ already took place under Sebastian Kurz,” says the editor, unsurprisingly about domestic political developments. The difference between the ÖVP and the FPÖ is only “marginal”. Current studies show that the FPÖ benefits greatly from such asylum crises: the FPÖ is in second place there, clearly leaving the ÖVP behind.
‘A good breeding ground for right-wing extremists’
In addition to the migration policy, the sanctions against Russia would also benefit the FPÖ, Vogl agrees with many experts. Is the unfortunate asylum policy fueling right-wing extremism? “Absolutely so,” said Vogl. Rising migration and inflation fuel fears that “are a breeding ground for radicals, right-wing groups and violence”.
Asylum escalations were avoidable
Vogl would not describe the current asylum policy as a total failure, but “there were major announcements after 2015 that there would be an upper limit for refugees”. They did not comply, as witnessed by the alarmingly high number of refugees and asylum seekers. “You could have seen what was coming,” the editor of domestic politics is convinced. With the right preparatory measures, the current asylum escalations could have been prevented, according to Vogl.
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