The German government stands by Bärbel Bas's statement that immigration is needed to counter the uniform brown of locals. It confirmed this in response to an AfD query in the Bundestag and declined to distance itself.
The government reaffirmed its position without correcting Bas's wording. Bas is SPD chairwoman and had made the statement in the immigration debate. The AfD had demanded clarification in parliament. The government's response remained unchanged. Bas's remark had previously drawn criticism. The federal government sees no reason to distance itself from it.
