GERMANY: Public souring on openness to flood of migrants.

And with no end in sight to the influx of refugees, the mood is worsening by the day. If the inflow remains as high as it has been in the past few weeks, according to expert forecasts, some 1 million people will have arrived in Germany by the end of the year — a greater number than ever before in the country’s history. . . .

A poll by Infratest Dimap for German public broadcaster ARD last Friday showed that the percentage of Germans who are “scared” about the number of refugees entering the country has increased from 38 percent in September to 51 percent today. The same poll also showed Merkel’s approval rating had dropped by nine points to 54 percent, her lowest in nearly four years.