 Kramp-Karrenbauer supports stricter immigration policies.Kramp-Karrenbauer supported Angela Merkel's refugee policies and her decision to let migrants into Germany in 2015–2016, many fleeing wars in the Middle East, but demanded more toughness in some cases.At the beginning of 2016, she declared herself against a unilateral closure of German borders, since she feared a break-up of the European Union.