Angela Merkel: German multiculturalism has 'utterly failed' | World news | guardian.co.uk

Angela Merkel: German multiculturalism has 'utterly failed' | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Merkel said too little had been required of immigrants in the past and repeated her argument that they should learn German in order to cope in school and take advantage of opportunities in the labour market.

The row over foreigners in Germany has shifted since former central banker Thilo Sarrazin published a highly-controversial book in which he accused Muslim immigrants of lowering the intelligence of German society.

Sarrazin was censured for his views and dismissed from the Bundesbank, but his book proved popular and polls showed Germans were sympathetic with the thrust of his arguments."