this policy, it is easier for a non-German speaking ethnic German from Eastern Europe to acquire German citizenship than it is for a third-generation resident alien who is fluent in the language and thoroughly privy to German ways but whose ancestors came from Turkey (Kommers 1997, 205). Not every foreigner wants to have a German citizenship only but a dual citizenship.In late 1998, a new German government coalition took office and replaced the 1913 law on citizenship. The provisions of the new law were entitlement to naturalization to (1) foreigners who legally resided in Germany for at least eight years, (2) underage foreigners who lived the last five years in Germany with at least one parent who holds an unlimited residence permit, (3) foreign spouses of German nationals following three years of legal residence in Germany, (4) and to citizens born to foreign parents in Germany if one parent was born in Germany or moved to Germany before his/her 14th birthday and has a residence permit. The basic condition for naturalization of all the above-mentioned individuals would be that they are able to support themselves and have no criminal record. In addition the government stated that it intended to allow aliens to hold dual citizenship instead of being forced to give up the previous allegiance altogether (New Draft Law 1999). Germanys problem with the foreigners, which started after WW II, developed over many years. Since Germany was, and still is, a place to earn a considerable amount of money because of its economy, it is attractive to foreigners who are looking for a better life. Although the high inflow of foreigners is looked upon as a problem the German economy is still one of the strongest in Europe. Foreign people take the jobs that no German would like to do and so they fill the existing economy gaps in the German workforce. It is not fair of Germans to say that foreigners come to their country and take away their jobs. Proof is ...
