Screening to discover jihadis is impossible, anyway. And what, in the final analysis, could possibly go wrong?
“Refugee background checks ‘unaffordable’ – German police union chief,” RT, June 3, 2016 (thanks to Thomas):
Screening all refugees before their arrival in Germany would be “unaffordable” and calls for this measure have come too late, the country’s police trade union chief has said.
Germany remains on alert following the arrest of three Syrians with alleged links to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) this week on charges they were planning suicide terror attacks in Duesseldorf.
Checking the backgrounds of all refugees already in Germany would be impossible because of ongoing budget cuts in the public sector, while demands to carry out this measure are wise but too late, Rainer Wendt, chief of the police trade union, told news show SWRinfo on Friday.
“It would have been useful in the second half of last year to create conditions for background checks on all people who came to us, in fact, before they traveled [to Germany]. But that is past history now, as we cannot afford it.”
Earlier in the day, the German Justice Ministry said it is investigating nearly 180 terror suspects who have returned from Syria or have links to militant groups there. “At present the Chief Federal Prosecutor is conducting some 120 investigations into more than 180 suspects in connection with the civil war in Syria due to membership or support of a terrorist group,” a Justice Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters.
On Thursday, three Syrians, identified as 27-year-old Hamza C., 25-year-old Mahood B., and Abd Arahman A. K., 31, were arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in Duesseldorf.
Media reports said that two of the attackers planned to detonate their suicide belts in central Duesseldorf while the other members – including a suspect previously arrested in France – would look to kill as many people in the vicinity with a combination of explosives and gunfire….

Dennis says
How unaffordable is welfare?
gravenimage says
I’m afraid welfare is the least of it, Dennis–that so many of them are violent invaders is of even greater concern–and will far less “affordable” in every way.
Bamaguje says
Indeed suppression of free speech, rapes and terror attacks are all more affordable than background checks.
After all what’s the big deal about a few rapes, terror attacks, Germans compelled to eat Halal meat and increased security costs of monitoring wannabe Jihadis.
Angemon says
Indeed. It’s not just welfare, it’s also the social unrest resulting from importing in a large number of people taught to hate you for your core values and freedoms.
Shane says
How about this – If you can’t do a background check on a refugee, then don’t admit him into your country? There is no obligation for Western nations to take in millions of muslim refugees who will be a burden on their country for many years, and some will become Islamic terrorists.
Gungadin says
You couldn’t be MORE correct !! There IS NO obligation for any nation to take in these goat loving heathens……but the politicians are DEAF to that…..thank GOD Obozo the traitorous POS here in America has only SIX MONTHS left………TRUMP 2016
TheBuffster says
If it weren’t for the welfare, the supremacist Muslim masses couldn’t afford to stay in Europe. It’s the welfare that attracts them and sustains them.
Lizzy says
When vast numbers of invaders are on welfare it becomes more unaffordable by the day and increasing as even more pour in.
Westman says
Indeed Dennis.
Angela Merkel has brought the second economic miracle to Germany in only a few years – the destruction of 70 years of economic progress and the crippling of the EU. If Brexit succeeds, who will subsidize the public street games of Greece’s retirees? How many young 35 year-old men, living with their mothers in Italy, will be forced to put off marriage until 50?
But of course, this cannot happen since the migrants will, after 3 years on public assistance, have become fluent in the language and secured the unskilled labor jobs that currently don’t exist for German youths.
The dhimmi leadership of the EU is seemingly unaware that the “miracle” of economic progress has been achieved through automation; an automation that has both shifted the normal distribution of job skills toward more complexity and reduced the proportion of the general population in the workforce.
Bringing foreigners who don’t intend to work into this current economic climate, supporting them, and upsetting the pre-marriage sex ratio of Germany is a recipe for economic decline and social upheaval. Background checks are only the beginning of what will be unaffordable.
TH says
Germany plans to spend 93,000 euros on migrants in 5 years. Of course there is no return on it as they are unemployable and the longer term financial costs are unimaginable. The thrifty German population will be footing this ridiculous bill.
gravenimage says
Germany: Refugee background checks “unaffordable”
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But letting in floods of rapists and Jihadists is, I suppose?
As noted, these “background checks” would not really work, in any case–but sticking at even this small expression of concern over who is being allowed in to our civilized societies shows how mad this is.
Shane says
These muslims will vote for the most liberal party that promises to give them the most free stuff, which is all that matters to these Treasoncrat parties. The same mentality effects liberals in the USA who want unlimited immigration from poor countries as these immigrants will overwhelmingly vote for Democrat politicians who promise to give away the most free stuff.
Andra says
Of course Gernany does not want to check on any refugee´s background, although several terrorists from Brussels and Paris – and a terror cell in Germany – came along the Balkan crying “Asylum”.
But each refugee costs at least 2000 Euros per month – not counted health care and German classes. If the refugees pretend to be under age they even cost at least 5000 Euros per month.
With these costs it´s credible that there is no money left that could be invested in safety for the Germans.
RM says
But its affordable and even encouraged to allow more and more into the country? Must be that liberal Common Core math at work im Germany.
Brian says
… the Libs probably think that these Muslims will actually WORK for a living!!! (LMFAO)
Veka Fitzfrancis says
If prescreening refugees is too expensive, you shouldn’t be taking ANY refugees into your nation!
mortimer says
Merkel’s madness:
“they were planning suicide terror attacks in Duesseldorf.”
More coming this summer.
The Germans received nothing but trouble.
Jay Boo says
Better luck screening by comedy character of Steve Urkel — than Merkel.
mortimer says
The Germans will only learn about this mistake when bombs go off in their neighborhoods. They are almost completely emotionally shut down to learn about jihad.
SBJ says
The Germans are extremely aware of what’s going on. They like other citizens of the western world have been sold out by their bought off governments. Things will escalate to fever pitch, before things start to burn.
CrossWare says
They need the money for the police to catch all those “terrorists” posting dissent in their Twitter accounts and Facebook!
Lizzy says
Strange how no European politician arrives at the most simple and effective solution. Stop the flow of Islamic invaders.
Richard Paulsen says
Political parties following programs allowing in all the muslim men and their islam, just have to change their programs.
Until then the people will be cheated as long as they are voting for the same parties not changing.
Hope says
…”ongoing budget cuts in the public sector.”
Really? Well, as Dennis, Westman, and Lizzy pointed out, you’ve got a welfare state handing out “free” everything to 1.1 million muslim freeloaders who have neither the skills nor the motivation to get a job. So, we can’t afford to provide adequate security for our citizens because we’re using that money to feed, clothe and house the invaders who are here to kill you! Sorry, folks! It’s beyond idiotic. It’s some really scary sh*t.
David says
The simple and economic solution has always been to : NEVER LET THEM IN, IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
Florida Jim says
Perfomimg background checks or vetting newcomers takes a long tedious time do you think any of these foul bureaucrats will do it conscientiously. Under Obama no one is fired, chastised or threatened so nothing gets done but lying by Obama and everyone under him while their media laugh at them…..and America dies.Name one government employee you trust and would hire, I dare you.
TheBuffster says
Why do background checks? They know that you can’t which among the Muslims might be jihadist material and who isn’t. You’d have to be able to read minds to get it right. If your aim is to let in hundreds of thousands of Muslims, then even if somehow you could check them all thoroughly, you’d only weed out the few who are *on record* as trouble.
Hadn’t the San Bernardino killers been well-vetted?
If you let in hundreds of thousands of Muslims, some portion – too many – are going to be aiming for violent jihad, and another portion are going to be aiming for political jihad. The only way to protect a society from that is to not let in the hoards.
Destiny Dave says
The least they could do would be to send back any and all of these migrants (they are not refuges) to point of origin. Also the Western navies and coast guards picking up the survivors of boats capsizing off the Libyan and Turkish coasts should drop them off at the starting point. Wake up Europe!!!!
Peter says
Clearly then, the collateral damage of Jihad and civilizational suicide is affordable.
Heil Muhammad?
Sieg Islam?
Nein Danke!
Thomas Mann: the toleration of evil is a crime.
Bleeps says
I don’t know if you know, mister jurnalist, but the real situation of Germany is not so pink! Germany has its citizens in a sort of bankruptcy, the people more over 50 % don’t own their own house, most live in rent. So the added taxes on their shoulders doesn’t suffice for these procedures since Germany already payed humongous sums of money for the influx of money. They payed it with taxes of exports of their goods, cars, technology, electronics, everything that was made in Germany and exported. They used the money to bring this influx in waiting of bigger rewards?! We should ask Soros and Saudis since Germany is about to collapse and bring Euro down and having Soros ready to make some currency exchange on market abeting the fall of Euro or the rise of chinese yen or something to explore on high volume of currency.