More checks have been taking place at the German borders for over a week to combat illegal migration. The interim conclusion of the police union is, however, extremely modest.
According to the German Police Union (GdP), the new border controls have so far done little to curb illegal migration.
“Fear relatively low”
“It remains to be seen whether the apprehension of unauthorized people and smugglers is relatively low,” GdP Chairman Andreas Roßkopf told the German editorial network. As a result, there were only a small number of rejections at the western border.
Since last week, checks have been carried out at all German borders to limit the number of people entering the country without permission. New are the checks at the land borders with Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
There have been controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland for some time now, and there have also been controls at the border with France because of the Olympic Games. The measure is initially limited to six months.
Limited to six months
Checkpoints and main roads would now simply be bypassed
Roßkopf said checkpoints and main roads have simply been bypassed since the measure began. The police also lack the equipment to function as modern law enforcement. “The failures in this area of the past few years are now falling at our feet.”
No deterrent effect can be seen
A deterrent effect of the measures has not yet been observed. “The number of people seeking protection and asylum and being referred to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in the interior of the country remains high,” Roßkopf said.
Source: Krone
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