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By the end of 2015, more than a million migrants and refugees will have arrived in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to welcome them has earned her international plaudits. Some say the migrant influx will help secure the country's economic future. Others, including voices within her own party, warn the numbers are too great for the country to absorb.

But for those who will now make Germany their home, the focus is the immediate future - landing a job, getting an education and finding somewhere to live. The 麻豆约拍's Joe Miller reports from Bavaria, a state on Germany's southern border.

(Picture: Nigerian asylum-seeker Chikezie. Photo Credit: Joe Miller)