You guys do realise that not all the Cologne attackers were refugees? Or from Syria?

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1. here is an article making the point that "it is the idea of sexual assault perpetrated

upon German women by foreigners that has been the epicentre of the political explosion."

Since 1 January, there have been calls to close the borders, end all German intake of refugees and asylum seekers, and immediately deport any non-German found guilty of sexual harassment. These calls have been echoed across the political spectrum. In fact, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a politician who has not made some sort of public statement on ‘Cologne’, including the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose portfolio does not usually include sexual assault and petty theft on the streets of Cologne.

Not even the Paris terror attacks of November last year appear to have had such a destabilising effect on Germany’s so-called ‘open door’ policy on immigration and asylum – but perhaps that is because the mass killings in Paris didn’t involve questions of moral and cultural standards around sexuality and gender relations.

By now, it is well-known how ferociously the events have been seized upon by conservatives and radical right-wing groups opposed to immigration. The language of the public debate has been predictably filled with calls to defend ‘our women’ from the ‘uncivilised’ hordes of medieval barbarians from the Middle East. Vigilante groups have formed. One announced on Facebook that it would be organising ‘patrols’ around Cologne with the intention of ‘cleaning up’.

https://overland.org.au/2016/01/from-cronulla-to-cologne-its-the-same-rhetoric/

What if right-wing PAID the attackers to do what they did?
This is plausible- given what a boon the attacks are for the anti-refugee movement.

and it is more logical assumption to me, than that asylum seeks are going to cause trouble, when they do not want to be picked up by law enforcement..