Germany tightens immigration laws in response to voter backlash.

In an effort to address immigration concerns and prevent extremism, Germany has tightened control at all land border crossings.

According to RNC spokesperson Taylor Rogers, who spoke to Planet Chronicle Digital, the world is discovering that a combination of open borders and lenient crime policies can lead to an increase in criminal and terrorist activities.

The number of "irregular migrants," or illegal immigrants, entering Europe has decreased by approximately 36% this year, but the European Union remains concerned about the impact of such immigration, as stated by Frontex, the bloc's migration agency.

The "Pact on Migration and Asylum" was finalized in the summer, after the bloc signed migration agreements with Tunisia, Egypt, and Lebanon, as reported by French outlet Le Monde.

The German government has implemented new measures to enable authorities to reject migrants at its borders, a contentious move for a region with free movement between its member states. These measures will commence on September 16 for a six-month trial period, as announced by German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.

Faeser stated that we are intensifying our internal security measures while maintaining a firm stance against unauthorized immigration.

In 2023, around 41% of crimes in Germany were committed by foreigners, who made up 15% of the population. German authorities have attributed small increases in crime to the surge of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa.

In recent days, a far-right party won its first state election in Germany since the 1990s, following a Syrian immigrant's stabbing spree that left three people dead and was claimed by ISIS.

The recent occurrence of extreme Islamist attacks in Europe has reignited concerns about immigration and led to significant victories for right-wing political groups in various countries and at the European level.

During the 2015/16 migrant crisis, Germany accepted more than a million refugees from countries such as Syria, as reported by Reuters.

The new measures, resulting from the free movement within the European Union, present a challenge because they may shift the responsibility onto Germany's neighboring countries.

According to Bild, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner stated that there is no flexibility to accommodate migrants who were turned away at the German border. As the largest country in Central Europe, Germany shares borders with Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

Reuters contributed to this report.