Basic border controls introduced by the German government on its borders with Poland, Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic have reduced illegal immigration by more than 40 percent within just one month.
Data released by the German federal police shows the number of illegal migrants entering the country fell to just 300 per day compared to over 700 last month. In the month proceeding October 16, there were a total of 18,492 illegal crossings registered, whereas that figure fell to 11,029 a month later.
The reduction was achieved by German authorities simply checking the papers of those attempting to enter the country, despite the remonstrations and resistance of the country’s far-left coalition government, comprised of the Greens and Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s Social Democrats.
The reduction “clearly demonstrates how indispensable border controls currently are,” said Saxony’s CDUI Interior Minister Armin Schuster. “With the notified border controls, even our expectations are significantly exceeded.”
He continued, stating the results were a “miserable testimony to the functionality of the Schengen system.”
Germany, alongside other European nations, has begun ramping up border control and security in the wake of Hamas’ violent incursion into Israel in October. Chancellor Scholz has announced his intentions to see the number of deportations increase while also reducing the number of people entering the country.
