Illegal immigration to the EU will rise in 2024 and become a key factor in future elections, a think tank has predicted, despite politicians' promises of a “crackdown”.
This week, the Frontex European Border and Coast Guard Agency announced that the number of recorded illegal migrants into the EU has reached its highest level since 2016 at the height of the migration crisis, with an estimated 380,000 illegal entries expected in 2023. Reported that it was recorded.
meanwhile, according to The number of asylum applications in the EU rose by 21.2% to 1 million last year, also the highest level since 2016, according to a report by the International Center for Migration Policy and Development (ICMPD).
An Austria-based think tank has predicted that there is likely to be a further surge in illegal immigration into the region by migrants seeking to enter European countries, including the UK, before promised immigration restrictions come into force.
“I call this the closure effect. People will hear about all the migration measures announced during the election campaign and think they have to go here. [in the EU] “Before it takes effect,” ICMPD Executive Director Michael Spinderegger Said guardian.
ICMPD went on to say that the potential arrival of Donald Trump, who has promised a crackdown on illegal border crossings and a large-scale deportation effort, to the United States will likely result in migrants from countries such as Venezuela and Colombia taking advantage of visas. I predicted that it would happen. – Free in Spain to move tourists to Europe instead of America.
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The continued influx of illegal migrants into Europe is likely to be a top issue as more than 450 million people go to the polls in June's EU parliamentary elections.
Following recent Islamist terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris and a surge in largely imported anti-Semitic attitudes in Germany, there is a growing consensus in Europe about the need to finally crack down on mass immigration. ing.
With anti-mass immigration populist parties on the rise, Islam critic Geert Wilders' surprising victory in the Netherlands, and right-wing victories in Italy and Sweden gaining momentum, globalists Leaders also feel the need for action. He took up the immigration issue to prevent his own populist party from coming to power.
Last month, President Emmanuel Macron passed legislation to reduce the pull of illegal immigrants by tightening deportations and limiting social welfare benefits for foreigners. In neighboring Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to step up deportations and tighten border controls.
But after years of open borders, it is unclear whether disgruntled indigenous peoples will be convinced by tough negotiations between Paris and Berlin. Growing anger over immigration has helped populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerge as the country's largest party, winning around a quarter of voters.
In response, the left-wing coalition government in Berlin is trying to demonize the AfD and its supporters as “far-right extremists.” Leading left-wing politicians sense that the AfD has a chance of winning key elections at state level and in the European Parliament, and are calling on the AfD to “protect” democracy from people voting for their preferred party. It proposes to ban the party completely.
The number of asylum applications in the EU soars by nearly one-third compared to last year, expected to reach 1 million by 2023 https://t.co/8rZZsD86Dk
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