Look at where the people who received asylum in Europe come from:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statist...ts%29_YB17.png
Most of them didn't come from Syria. And most of those from Syria didn't come from a war zone.
In any case, my point is that Merkel decided to invite them, and then told everybody they need to take up some. She is not the president of Europe. She has been elected by 25 million Germans (give and take). She can't impose her will on 350 million Europeans (give an take). That's not how democracy is supposed to work.