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Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law allowing the seizure of empty commercial properties in order to house migrants.
The massive influx of migrants has put pressure on city authorities to find accommodation. Some migrants are sleeping rough outdoors.
Hamburg's law takes effect next week.
In a new survey, by broadcaster ARD, 51% of people said the influx scared them. It suggests a four-year low in Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34422558
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Germany expects to host at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year - about four times the number it had last year.
Many are from war-torn Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. But the thousands arriving also include asylum seekers from Kosovo, Albania and other Balkan countries, whose claims are usually rejected.
On Thursday more than 200 migrants fought each other in a mass brawl at a reception centre in Hamburg-Bergedorf. Police said Syrians and Afghans were involved in the latest clash.
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Does anyone really think trying to assimilate all these people (and the many more who'll follow as dependants of successful asylum claimants) isn't going fraught with problems such as these and yet more social unrest?