German Chancellor says multicultural society has failed

We've been talking about this in some of my other classes, but I thought it applied here as well.

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, came out and said that "attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have 'utterly failed.'" Some members of her party applauded her while many others disagreed. It is also sparking some debate here in the US because of similar immigration issues.

As a politician, I feel like she's in sort of a tough spot. Many Germans feel that immigration has harmed the country, so on one hand, she's just giving her people what they want. On the other hand, she's speaking out against immigration which is enraging many people. It will be interesting to continue watching this story and see if she ends up folding to the pressure of her dissenters and issuing an apology, or if she sticks to her guns and her statements. I'd be curious to know what her communications staff is advising her to do.

View a BBC article here and an NPR article here.