What Does the Future Hold?
By, Kendrick Sanchez
Over the course of our journey in Munich I would often converse with random German citizens while on the tram system, throughout the city streets, at refugee camps, and even in the very hotel we stayed at. To my surprise, what I found disturbing was how there seems to be a shift in the political positioning toward the refugee migration crisis in Munich. From these conversations, I learned how the German people were quite open to these people in the beginning who were facing incredible challenges and now seeking asylum in Germany. However, as years have progressed, the attitude has shifted toward a more conservative and less open stance toward these refugees and would promote the idea of deportation. This political crisis makes me think deeply about some of the relationships I was able to form with several refugees and how they are coming from really bad geopolitical environments but are the nicest people you could ever meet. I wonder what will happen in the near future.
Over the course of our journey in Munich I would often converse with random German citizens while on the tram system, throughout the city streets, at refugee camps, and even in the very hotel we stayed at. To my surprise, what I found disturbing was how there seems to be a shift in the political positioning toward the refugee migration crisis in Munich. From these conversations, I learned how the German people were quite open to these people in the beginning who were facing incredible challenges and now seeking asylum in Germany. However, as years have progressed, the attitude has shifted toward a more conservative and less open stance toward these refugees and would promote the idea of deportation. This political crisis makes me think deeply about some of the relationships I was able to form with several refugees and how they are coming from really bad geopolitical environments but are the nicest people you could ever meet. I wonder what will happen in the near future.
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