i am joined by rafael bossong, a political scientist.hy do you think the german government felt it had to do what it did? >> this has been in the making for some time, it is the result of consultations between the federal level and the lender level and the regional states that have to deal with the accommodations. they have been pressuring the government to bring the numbers down and have more restrictive implementation. this has been discussed for some time, and now it is out in the open. and politically the top level leadership have been under increasing pressure to signal that things are changing. >> some critics of this new law say it is unconstitutional. >> i don't think you can say that in those bling get terms, there are provisions that can be discussed and remain borderline. for example, for what reasons can you be held in detention, proportion is the last measure, furlong, or be given the decision to leave because you are a member of a potential criminal organization. there are questions that have to be resolved. but it is not o