This could also be framed as a failure of the educational system.

klyrs · on Oct 2, 2022

https://www.dw.com/en/millions-of-germans-have-trouble-readi...

Roughly half of the illiteracy rate in Germany is due to migrants who are not native German speakers. Framing this as a failure of the educational system would be rather ignorant, as that's at most half of the problem.

gus_massa · on Oct 2, 2022

Illiteracy in that article means illiteracy in German or illiteracy in their native language?

Also...

> More than 6 million adults in Germany struggle to read and write simple texts in German, a new study has found.

Can they read enough to navigate some menus in German?

marginalia_nu · on Oct 2, 2022

I'd think it would be a priority to educate immigrants to a level where they're able to be self-sufficient as well.