Bernd von Jutrczenka

Merkel’s migrant troubles flare but chancellor stands firm

FILE – In this Sept. 10, 2015 file picture German Chancellor Angela Merkel . right, is having pictures taken with refugees at a reception center for asylum seekers, in Berlin, Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant troubles have reignited in the new year, with an outcry over assaults in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners and Bavarian allies renewing a push for a cap on asylum-seekers. Yet Merkel is sticking to her guns, insisting that Germany will manage the challenge and that diplomacy can bring solutions.( Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP,file)

Michael Sohn

Merkel’s migrant troubles flare but chancellor stands firm

FILE – In this Jan. 23, 2014 file picture German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference after a cabinet meeting at the Meseberg palace near Berlin, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant troubles have reignited in the new year, with an outcry over assaults in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners and Bavarian allies renewing a push for a cap on asylum-seekers. Yet Merkel is sticking to her guns, insisting that Germany will manage the challenge and that diplomacy can bring solutions. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn.file)

Markus Boehm

Merkel’s migrant troubles flare but chancellor stands firm

FILE -In this Dec. 31, 2015 file picture picture, persons gather at the Cologne, Germany, main station. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant troubles have reignited in the new year, with an outcry over assaults in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners and Bavarian allies renewing a push for a cap on asylum-seekers. Yet Merkel is sticking to her guns, insisting that Germany will manage the challenge and that diplomacy can bring solutions. (Markus Boehm/dpa via AP,file)

Sven Hoppe

Merkel’s migrant troubles flare but chancellor stands firm

FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2015 file picture German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to the speech of Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer , left, at the CSU Party Congress in Munich, southern Germany. The Christian Social Union , CSU, is the Bavarian-only sister party of Merkel’s Christian Democrats. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant troubles have reignited in the new year, with an outcry over assaults in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners and Bavarian allies renewing a push for a cap on asylum-seekers. Yet Merkel is sticking to her guns, insisting that Germany will manage the challenge and that diplomacy can bring solutions. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP,file)

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