Chancellor Angela Merkel is thinking about changing the law on immigration to allow criminals to be expelled from Germany faster than before. It follows, after reports of mass sexual assaults and alleged rapes at the hands of immigrants from the Middle East and north Africa on Christmas Eve in Cologne come to light. The attacks have provoked a debate in Germany, who has so far been welcoming in accepting refugees and immigrants flooding into Europe. The Independent reports: In light of claims that a large number of the attackers were of North African and Arab appearance, politicians in Germany have called for tighter rules on immigration. Currently, asylum seekers are only deported if they have been sentenced to jail for at least three years and are deemed to not represent a threat to people in their home country. However, Deutsche Welle reports that Chancellor Merkel has said she is now open to changing the law to make expulsion considerably quicker. She has reportedly told a party meeting in Mainz: “The most important thing is that the facts about what happened are spoken about openly and bluntly. Terrible things happened, and we must respond to them.” When asked whether she believes [...]