But one of his main messages as leader of Germany's anti-immigration movement Pegida — the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West — is to deport criminal foreigners as part of a "zero-tolerance policy." Now, the face of Germany's anti-immigration movement has become a migrant himself. Such rhetoric turned Bachmann into one of the leaders of Germany's right-wing political scene. In Dresden, the anti-immigration movement Pegida continues to attract hundreds of people to its weekly protest marches. Read more:The former head of Germany’s anti-Islam Pegida movement says ‘sorry’ to MuslimsGermany confronts its growing right-wing movement in court

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2016 12:33 UTC