Germany Saw 1.1 Million Migrants in 2015 as Debate Intensifies
- Refugee debate aggravated by sexual-assault probe in Cologne
- Ministry attributes reduction in December mainly to weather
Migrants walk on the road after crossing the Austrian-German border near the Bavarian village Wegscheid, southern Germany, on Oct. 30, 2015.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government said about 1.1 million asylum seekers entered Germany last year, a record for Europe’s largest economy, as the nation’s debate on refugees is inflamed by a mass sexual-assault probe in Cologne.
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