German President Joachim Gauck asserted on Friday that limiting immigration is a “moral and political imperative” and not “unethical”.

In an interview with radio station WDR, Gauck warned that Europe cannot take an unlimited number of migrants, saying a cap on numbers may be necessary.

These “control strategies” are a “moral and political imperative”, he said, that will give new migrants the ability to integrate themselves into German society.

According to Gauck, the Germans were becoming more skeptical of large-scale immigration: “A cap is not per se unethical: A cap could help to maintain acceptance. Without acceptance, a society cannot be open and receptive.”

Source: MENA