Doubts about border controls: people and the economy suffer particularly

A study observes that controls at German borders have little impact on migration, but negative consequences for the population and the economy.

From the first day of his chancellorship, Friedrich Merz wanted to bring about a migration turnaround at the German borders and to have illegal immigrants rejected. This has not become much. However, it has become clear that the German border facilities are unusable in some places for effective controls beyond random sampling. The fact that border controls immediately lead to successes in the fight against crime is evidenced by a press release o…

The Federal Government strengthens border controls in order to further reduce "irregular migration". However, the official basis is not initially a "emergency situation" according to European law. Instead, the Union's side gives priority to German law contrary to the usual practice.

Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) ordered increased controls and rejections at the German border on May 7. According to the federal government, this is covered by national and European law. New government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius made this clear in Berlin on Monday.