Obama: Germany’s Merkel is right on refugee welcome

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President Obama says German Chancellor Angela Merkel is “on the right side of history” in how she has responded to the influx of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees surging into Europe.

At a press conference Sunday, the president said he is “proud” of Merkel and the German people for their open-door policy to migrants fleeing violence and uncertainty in their home country.

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