Government hobbles need for immigrants

"Foreign workers, never again!" proclaims the provocative headline of Die Tageszeitung. While "more than two-thirds of German companies are in need of qualified personnel, such as engineers, cooks or nursing aides, the government refuses to consider an increase in immigration to meet these specific needs in the workforce. And Germany will indeed need 200,000 to 300,000 more of these qualified workers per year". Another problem, notes the daily, is that Germany just doesn't attract the qualified candidates, who for many years have preferred to relocate to Great Britain or Norway.