In Germany, especially, any person persecuted on political grounds has a constitutional right to asylum. Contrary to common misperceptions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel acted on the basis of moral values, not demographic self-interest, in letting in about one million refugees this year.
这不是政策上的不一致，而是原则上的分歧——欧盟条约和《基本权利宪章》中的原则。特别是在德国，任何以政治原因被迫害的人都有宪法赋予的避难权。与常见的误解不同，德国总理默克尔今年之所以让一百万左右的难民进入德国，不是基于人口因素上的自利行为，而是基于道德价值。