The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) branch at state level in Bavaria adopted a “Bavarian resolution for remigration” during a party conference on Saturday.
The resolution calls for the mass return of foreigners to their home countries and for asylum seekers to be prevented from ever reaching German territory.
It was introduced by the AfD’s deputy state chairman, Rainer Rothfuss, at the conference in the city of Greding.
“Protection against war and persecution will be granted in accordance with international law, but no longer German or European law [Union] territory for non-European asylum seekers,” the resolution said.
Bavaria “insists that the government and the EU establish protection and development zones outside Europe.”
Rothfuss said Germany risks becoming “a hammock for the whole world” if tough measures are not taken.
While many migration hardliners are calling for deportations of individuals who have committed crimes and drastically reducing the number of arrivals, what the Bavarian AfD is calling for is much more drastic.
The resolution states that “groups with weak integration capabilities and willingness should be returned to their home countries through mandatory return programs and supported in reintegration into their societies of origin, as well as in the (re)construction of their home countries.”
Within the Bavarian AfD, supporters of a more moderate line are battling for dominance against sympathizers of far-right AfD politician Björn Höcke, a controversial hardline leader who leads the party branch in the state of Thuringia.
