Dresden (dpa / sn) – In the dispute over the right to stay for a Vietnamese family in Saxony, the FDP has demanded the abolition of the hardship commission. In the case in question, the hardship commission “once again showed its uselessness. It should be abolished because it doesn’t even recognize real hardship cases when they are crystal clear in front of it,” said FDP leader Anita Maass on Thursday in Dresden. The liberals saw the case as evidence of the Free State’s failed policy on foreigners.
“Pham Phi Son has lived and worked in Saxony for over 36 years,” said Maass. Thousands of foreigners who are little or not at all integrated and who are required to leave the country have been living in the Free State for years without being bothered because there is an “enforcement problem”. Maass emphasized that the Vietnamese family had to leave Germany because the authorities could reach them because of their regular daily routine.
The commission had not classified the family man with his wife and daughter as a case of hardship last Friday. The body consists of nine members, including representatives of the churches and ministries. Because of data protection, no information is given on the reasons for a decision. In an online petition, more than 80,000 people spoke out in favor of the Vietnamese family remaining in Saxony. Representatives of the Left, Greens and SPD also vehemently demanded this. The decision now lies with the Chemnitz Immigration Office, which wants to examine the case again.
The Green Youth Chemnitz – the youth organization of the Greens – called for “an end to the inhumanity of the Hardship Commission” on Thursday and called for a rally for the Vietnamese family next Friday in Chemnitz.
