I agree with Kirsten up to a point. Whether AM's statement is famous or infamous is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose--the last time I saw someone actually do something was when that happened:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2211615.stmIn any case, I don't know whether this is a UK/US difference, but most suggestions sound a bit stiff (or even stuffy) to me.
I think this has something to do with the start of your sentence.
I'd haven chosen one of the following:
Are you saying that we...
So what you're saying is that...
In other words, we...
It's a hunch, mind you, but the interviewer might be doing this for one of the reasons listed here:
https://www.mediafirst.co.uk/our-thinking/that-so-what-you-a...Also, integrated into society is too general--I guess this is where I agree with both Jennifer and Kirsten.
It's not a question of whether integration can ever be successful but rather whether
Germany has enough administrative capacity to deal with the situation in the long run.
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