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This paper discusses Germany's migration policy. The author argues that Germany is a country of immigration, but its society and political leaders still seem reluctant to accept this. The difficulties encountered to integrate second-generation immigrants, mostly of Turkish origin, the widespread fear of radical Islam and the protection of a privileged job market and of the financial health of the welfare state, have made Germany one of Europe's most reluctant states to accept immigration and therefore to oppose the European Commission's attempts to develop a common immigration policy.