German conservatives eye 65,000 cap on migrants

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BERLIN - Germany should cap the number of new immigrants to around 65,000 a year, the deputy leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives said, a position that could prove divisive in coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPD). Merkel is trying to forge a new governing coalition with the SPD after talks with two smaller parties collapsed last month. Exploratory talks are due to begin on Jan. 7, and Merkel hopes to reach a deal by mid-January. Merkel has blamed Sept. 24 election losses on public concern at her 2015 decision to allow in over a million migrants, and now favours a tougher stance on deporting migrants accused of crimes.(FA)


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