In particular, it provides for creation of a special immigration commission which would control and analyze how many highly qualified specialists and skilled workers come to the country each year.
In an interview with Sputnik, Karl Brenke, an expert on the labor market at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), said, however, that there is no lack of skilled employees in Germany. He noted that the statements of the German authorities that welcome migration as a way to solve the country's labor problems do not correspond with reality and that the new initiative is pointless.
"According to my calculations, we don't have a widespread deficit among specialists. If it existed, we would have seen a more rapid increase in wages, especially among highly skilled professionals. But in recent years, we haven't witnessed anything like that," the expert stated.
Of course, there are fields where there is a lack of skilled employees, in particular in the care of elderly and sick, Brenke noted. However, this is not surprising as the pay and working conditions in this sphere are quite poor.
"This is a problem of our policy in the field of education and employment. It's a matter of retraining opportunities and, of course, the salary," the expert said.
In his opinion, the new initiative of the Green Party is "just a PR" that wouldn't bring any practical results and change situation for the better.