“Review of the lawfulness of administrative action in the BKA”, was sent out on March 26. “But it was not published,” the IT expert told Berlin weekly Junge Freiheit.
It was however recently made available on the portal of the Petitions Committee. The identification number is: 92626. “Since 2007, I have seen a strong left spin in the BKA,” says the father of four children.
His wife has a migrant background, she is a Filipino. “Since 2014, I have been criticizing the special promotion of women and now the special promotion of people with a migrant background.”
On the website of the BKA it says: “We seek and promote people who bring their intercultural skills and knowledge with us. This is of great value for many tasks and the international cooperation of the BKA. That is why we have set ourselves the goal of attracting more people with a migrant background. We offer opportunities for different job profiles and qualifications. In many areas, recruitment is also possible without German citizenship.”
In the petition, the official demands that this particular BKA requirement, namely to employ more people with a migration background, be reviewed by the Bundestag to determine its legality. “This selection could call into question the legal equality of all citizens,” says Wischniowski. “Privileging citizens with a migration background precisely because of this background would be unconstitutional.”
Wischniowski’s petition is supported by AfD member of parliament Johannes Huber. “Basically, this is about a quota,” says the Bavarian member. “Should this quota be on the agenda of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, then it will result in the discrimination of Germans without a migration background.”
Among other things, Wischniowski’s petition states: “The principle of human dignity protects personal individuality. From this flows the legal equality of all citizens regardless of place of birth, race and original nationality. This means that privileging citizens is unconstitutional, simply because of a migrant background. Neither a law nor an agency can pursue this goal. However, the BKA makes this goal clear.”
Wischniowski sent his petition in late March as a so-called “ePetition”. It took a whole eight months to publish. Only if you believe the phrasing of the Bundestag, it seems simple: “Submit your petition here directly and without complications”, it states on the website. “It does not matter if it’s a personal request or if you want to promote support for a concern of general interest. It only takes a few steps.”
Why did it take so long then? After all, the Petition Committee asked the Ministry of Interior for an opinion. Huber says about the delay: “Some 15 000 petitions annually reach the Bundestag, and sometimes examinations can take longer.” However, the member of parliament added: “Should the Ministry of the Interior strive for a quota by birth and not loyalty to state and authority, then I would agree with the petitioner.”