Even some German leftist parties are turning against Merkel's open immigration system
"A border open to all is naive. This is not an especially leftist policy," she insists.
The billions spent by the government to welcome asylum seekers in 2015 "could have helped many more needy people in Germany," she said.
"More economic migrants mean more competition for jobs in the low wage sector. The number of social housing is also not unlimited," she added.
Presumably Wagenknecht and her supporters feel that the only way for them to stop right-leaning politicians is to take away their political monopoly on stronger border enforcement, which is resonating with the general electorate.
L’extrême gauche allemande se déchire sur l’immigration