During the 2015 refugee crisis, a lot of Germans were extremely welcoming, some even gathered at train stations to personally welcome the arriving refugees with applause. The German term...

During the 2015 refugee crisis, a lot of Germans were extremely welcoming, some even gathered at train stations to personally welcome the arriving refugees with applause. The German term "Willkommenskultur" was coined through this movement, it can be translated as "a culture of welcome".A lot of Germans were more hesitant, but willing to help. A minority was hostile. Be it as it may, in the summer of 2015, Germans showed up like never before. The number of volunteers willing to help the refugees outnumbered the roles that were to be filled.At the same time, as most European countries, Germany saw a surge of right wing parties drawing their momentum through populist polemics about the refugee crisis.

On a political level, what part of Germany's political history made them inclined to accept these refugees? Germany is a so-called "Sozialstaat" or welfare state, how does this play into Germany's refugee policy? What effect did the large number of refugees arriving in Germany have on the economy and the available resources? How was the German population divided over accepting such a large number of refugees? How many Syrian refugees remain in Germany now? Use the sources provided under resources and do some online research to help answer these questions.

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