Cracking Down on the Borders: The CDU's Strategy on Tightened Border Controls
Interior Minister Strobl endorses reinforced boundary checkpoints - Interior Minister Strobl endorses stricter border security measures
Welcome to the fortified limits! Thomas Strobl, Baden-Württemberg's interior minister, is over the moon about the bolstered border controls. According to him, "Toughened border controls and steadfast denials at the borderline are an effective tool in safeguarding our borders and quelling immigration influx."
Just a few hours into office, the new interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), announced that asylum seekers would face rejection at land borders. To make it possible, he plans on rescinding a 2015 verbal instruction that prohibited this in the past. In addition, Dobrindt declared a boost in the number of federal police officers at the borders.
It seems the government is bent on catering to the public's concerns and wielding a firm hand in deterring unlawful immigration. "Our state police is keeping a steady grip on the situation, and we're working closely with the federal police," assures Strobl, the CDU politico. The focus is on bolstering mobile and stationary checks in the borderland and intensifying information exchange. They remain committed to supporting the federal police in border controls, states Strobl.
The Minister of Migration, Marion Gentges (CDU), echoes similar sentiments. "This is indeed the right move to control immigration," she says. "According to figures from the Federal Police, the introduction of stationary border controls at the borders of Baden-Württemberg with France and Switzerland has averted thousands of unauthorized entries, apprehended numerous people smugglers, and executed hundreds of open arrest warrants. The number of asylum applications has also plummeted significantly."
Since October, the Federal Police has been carrying out stationary controls at all German land borders. In Baden-Württemberg, this concerns the border with France. The border with Switzerland was already fortified earlier.
- Thomas Strobl
- Migration Control
- Border Security
- CDU
- Baden-Württemberg
- Federal Police
- Alexander Dobrindt
- CSU
- Stuttgart
- Marion Gentges
Interesting Facts:
- The increased border checks are part of a broader strategy to cope with migration issues effectively, in alignment with European Union (EU) law, which encourages individuals to file asylum applications in the country they first enter, often not Germany[1].
- The intensified border controls have been coordinated with European neighbors in pursuit of a collective focus on harmonizing immigration policies within the EU[2].
- The new CDU-CSU-SPD coalition in power has agreed to reform migration policies, emphasizing a more regulated and uniform asylum system across Germany[1].
- The policy alterations strive to adhere to the Dublin Regulation within the EU, which governs asylum procedures across member states [1].
- Thomas Strobl, the CDU politico and Baden-Württemberg's interior minister, expresses confidence in the effectiveness of strengthened border controls in reducing unauthorized immigration.
- Alexander Dobrindt, the new interior minister from CSU, intends to rescind a 2015 instruction to enable rejections of asylum seekers at land borders, boost the number of federal police officers at borders, and intensify border controls.
- The CDU and its governing coalition partners are focusing on migration control and border security, aiming to regulate asylum applications and harmonize immigration policies within the EU, in accordance with European Union (EU) law.
- Marion Gentges, the CDU's Minister of Migration, advocates for the new border control strategy, claiming it has resulted in the prevention of thousands of unauthorized entries, the apprehension of numerous people smugglers, and the execution of hundreds of open arrest warrants, as well as a significant decrease in asylum applications.
- Since October, the Federal Police has been executing stationary border controls at all German land borders, with Baden-Württemberg's border with France being the recent addition, following intense border controls already in place with Switzerland.
