A German official has called for an end to Muslim immigration into Germany

Horst Seehofer, leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CSU), which is a member of the coalition government in Germany, said in an interview to Focus magazine, “It is obvious that immigrants from Turkey and Arab countries face more difficulty integrating into German society than other immigrants. In any case, the conclusion is that we don’t need additional immigrants from foreign cultures.” The German politician’s remarks rekindled an already heated public discussion over the question of the Muslim minority’s integration in Germany. During the interview, Seehofer also argued that unemployment benefits should be revoked from immigrants who do not seek employment, arguing that immigrants should be forced to share the basic values of Germany, and have command of the language.