Former sea rescuer braves the storms of Germany's migration debate

German Green Party lawmaker Pahlke was involved in civilian sea rescues in the Mediterranean. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

If German lawmaker Julian Pahlke thought the Mediterranean was rough when he was rescuing migrants from sinking boats, he also encountered stormy waters when he entered politics.

Two years after being elected to the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, he handles issues from education to pensions to energy policy as a Green Party lawmaker.