In Germany's western city of Gelsenkirchen, the far-right AfD did well in this year's general election. Now the party hopes to win in local elections there. It's a nightmare scenario for many.
You’re citing the wrong numbers, because those 80,000 detected have nothing to do with the introduction of the new border controls.
Irregular migration to Germany is currently continuing to decline. Federal Police figures show that while almost 130,000 illegal entries were recorded in 2023, the number FELL to just over 80,000 in 2024—a decrease of more than a third. The downward trend has continued so far this year. Projected to the full year of 2025, the figures would fall to the lowest level since 2021.
This decline is NOT due to border controls. It roots in different situations in the countries the people come from.
What border controls in Germany really did:
Within the first seven days of the new controls, the federal police turned back 739 people at the border. In the second week, there were 1,676 rejections, including 123 asylum applications, of which 87 were rejected. This is according to figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Even with increased border controls, only a fraction of migration movements are recorded. While “numbers are produced,” the border survey is both opaque and selective, and therefore of limited significance.
Border controls cost much, but are widely ineffective. Because most illegals don’t use the few main border crossings that can be controlled.
You’re citing the wrong numbers, because those 80,000 detected have nothing to do with the introduction of the new border controls.
Irregular migration to Germany is currently continuing to decline. Federal Police figures show that while almost 130,000 illegal entries were recorded in 2023, the number FELL to just over 80,000 in 2024—a decrease of more than a third. The downward trend has continued so far this year. Projected to the full year of 2025, the figures would fall to the lowest level since 2021.
This decline is NOT due to border controls. It roots in different situations in the countries the people come from.
What border controls in Germany really did:
Within the first seven days of the new controls, the federal police turned back 739 people at the border. In the second week, there were 1,676 rejections, including 123 asylum applications, of which 87 were rejected. This is according to figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Even with increased border controls, only a fraction of migration movements are recorded. While “numbers are produced,” the border survey is both opaque and selective, and therefore of limited significance.
Border controls cost much, but are widely ineffective. Because most illegals don’t use the few main border crossings that can be controlled.
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