The return of border controls in Germany, the Netherlands’ request to the EU to opt out of immigration rules, the creation of a special agency to protect Britain’s borders, how many people are affected by these measures aimed at tackling irregular immigration and which their effectiveness? In 2023 some 335,300 people entered the EU irregularly, the highest number since 2016 but far from the record of 2015, when Frontex recorded more than 1.8 million irregular entries. “We talk a lot about illegal arrivals because they are more visible, but the reality is that many people arrive (in a country) legally with a visa and stay after it expires,” explains Tania Raso, an expert on European law. The number of these people is difficult to estimate. Of the immigrants who entered Europe, 1,129,800 applied for asylum in 2023 due to persecution in their country of origin. More than half (52%) […]
Source: News Beast
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