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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for a selfie with Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria, after she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants and refugees on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year.(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for a selfie with Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria, after she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants and refugees on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year.(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses for a selfie with a migrant before she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses for a selfie with a migrant before she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses for a selfie with a migrant after she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 10:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses for a selfie with a migrant after she visited the AWO Refugium Askanierring shelter for migrants on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel visited several facilities for migrants today, including an application center for asylum-seekers, a school with welcome classes for migrant children and a migrant shelter. Thousands of migrants are currently arriving in Germany every day, most of them via the Balkans and Austria. Germany is expecting to receive 800,000 asylum applicants this year.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: German Chancellor Angel Merkel is seen on a television monitor as she gives a government declaration prior to debates at the Bundestag that centered on Germany's refugee policy on October 15, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel reiterated her refugee policy stance prior to an upcoming European Union summit in Brussels. The Bundestag also voted later in the day on a new packet of measures to deal with the challenge of accommodating so many migrants and refugees this year. Merkel has coming under increasing pressure, including from members of her own political party, the German Christian Democrats (CDU), from critics who argue Germany is unable to cope with so many newcomers. Germany is expected to receive up to a million or more migrants this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15:  German Chancellor Angel Merkel is seen on a television monitor as she gives a government declaration prior to debates at the Bundestag that centered on Germany's refugee policy on October 15, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel  reiterated her refugee policy stance prior to an upcoming European Union summit in Brussels. The Bundestag also voted later in the day on a new packet of measures to deal with the challenge of accommodating so many migrants and refugees this year. Merkel has coming under increasing pressure, including from members of her own political party, the German Christian Democrats (CDU), from critics who argue Germany is unable to cope with so many newcomers. Germany is expected to receive up to a million or more migrants this year.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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HEIDENAU, GERMANY - AUGUST 26: An onlooker holds a sign that reads: "Nation Traitor" during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the nearby aslyum shelter that was the focus of recent violent protests on August 26, 2015 in Heidenau, Germany. Onlookers standing outside yelled: "Foreigners out!" and "Liar Press" ("Luegenpresse") during Merkel's visit and right-wing demonstrators clashed violently with police last weekend near the shelter. This is Merkel's first visit to a shelter for migrants seeking asylum in Germany. Germany is expecting to receive at least 800,000 migrants and refugees this year and the country has seen a spate of protests, arson attacks and violence by right-wing protesters opposed to the arrival of the migrants in recent weeks. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

HEIDENAU, GERMANY - AUGUST 26:  An onlooker holds a sign that reads: "Nation Traitor" during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the nearby aslyum shelter that was the focus of recent violent protests on August 26, 2015 in Heidenau, Germany. Onlookers standing outside yelled: "Foreigners out!" and "Liar Press" ("Luegenpresse") during Merkel's visit and right-wing demonstrators clashed violently with police last weekend near the shelter. This is Merkel's first visit to a shelter for migrants seeking asylum in Germany. Germany is expecting to receive at least 800,000 migrants and refugees this year and the country has seen a spate of protests, arson attacks and violence by right-wing protesters opposed to the arrival of the migrants in recent weeks.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)