Merkel's Immigration Policy Get's Her a Thank You And a Call to Resign

Heidelberg: German Chancellor Angela Merkel received two contrasting reactions to her immigration policy on Monday: a tearful thank-you from an Afghan boy, and a call from a party member for her to resign.

More than a million migrants have come to Germany since the start of 2015, and an initial outpouring of helpfulness has largely given way to caution and concerns about integration and security.

At a regional conference of Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), party member Ulrich Sauer urged Merkel - who said on Nov. 20 she wanted to run for a fourth term in next year's election - to resign.

Moments later another CDU supporter, who helps refugees, introduced a young Afghan boy called Edris, whose father lifted him up so he could see Merkel.

Merkel praised him for having "learned a lot of German already" and urged him to keep practising.