The Kohl government privileged ethnic German resettlers over other immigrants after unification

Evidence

Although the Kohl government granted Soviet Jews residence and eventual citizenship, it also invoked the Basic Law’s ‘right of return’ and the precedent of descent to accommodate ‘resettlers’, including many with few linguistic or cultural ties to Germany. — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 207

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Post-unification immigration of two million late resettlers reignited the German identity debate — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 206; The FRG’s citizenship law unified diverse German groups by descent — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 183; Descent-based citizenship served to absorb millions of expelled Germans. — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 183 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Descent-based citizenship served to absorb millions of expelled Germans. #expands (0.82) — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 183
• Imperial ethnic citizenship survived in West Germany long after empire’s end #expands (0.80) — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 68
• The FRG’s citizenship law unified diverse German groups by descent #expands (0.78) — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 183