US Asylum For German Family

From Yahoo News:
"Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S."

I am not really sure why the family moved here. I understand they want to home-school their children and German laws forbid it, but why didn't they move to Austria or another EU country that allows home-schooling? I think they did it just for show and not merely for their children's future. I don't think it is odd for Germans to leave Germany. The article mentions Germany is a Western country, but you have to also take into account whether this family is from the eastern part. The former East Germany is plagued with high unemployment and a brain drain (whole towns where all the young people have moved away for a better life in other parts of the country.)Even 10+ years and lots of money from the Federal German Government the eastern part of the country still doesn't have the same standard of living as the western part.

I don't know why Germany doesn't allow home-schooling. I think as long as the children are made to take the same tests that everyone else is made to then it should be allowed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100302/us_time/09171196809900