As a result of the expansion of stationary border control, illegal immigration to Germany has recently decreased significantly. This was reported by newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing an analysis conducted by the federal police, reports UNN.
According to the data, less than 300 unauthorized entries are usually detected nowadays. unauthorized entries into Germany every day. Before the expansion of control on the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland in mid-October, this figure was about 700 per day.
In the 30 days prior to October 16, on the borders with the three countries and Austria - where checks have been carried out for some time - a total of a total of 18,492 illegal entries into Germany were registered. This was followed by 11,029, which is 40.4 percent less, according to the publication.
The figures for the Polish section of the border: from 6,411 to 2,795 cases - a 56 percent drop. "The introduction of border control has exceeded even our expectations, and this is obvious," - said Saxon Interior Minister Armin Schuster in an interview with Welt am Sonntag.