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Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

  • Written by Michelle Lynn Kahn, Associate Professor of History, University of Richmond
Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workersRefugees from Syria walk with their luggage to the refugee shelter in Hamburg.Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images

For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, many in Germany...

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