On Saturday January 30th 2016, Frauke Petry, the leader of the Alternatives for Freedom party said that German police should use armed force if necessary to prevent illegal migrants from crossing the German border. On Friday, February 5th 2016, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, an Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam came to the 'Monday Morning Meetings on Migration' podcast to discuss what Petry’s remarks tell us about the changing tone of Europe’s response to the migration crisis. 

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