Germany’s expanded border control reflects concerns over migration ahead of elections

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00:00The extension of Germany's border control shines the light on the issue of immigration in the wake of two knife attacks

00:07Allegedly perpetrated by illegal migrants this in the wake of far-right politicians and parties making significant forward steps

00:15in regional polls

00:17BOA's Elizabeth Cherneff

00:19narrates this

00:21Richard Marquina report on voter sentiments ahead of next week's regional polls in Germany's northeastern state of Brandenburg

00:31Border checks started Monday on Germany's land crossings with Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

00:38German officials say they are an attempt to stop illegal migration

00:42Following two deadly knife attacks this year that police say were committed by migrants

00:48Analysts see the measure as a response by the central government to rising public pressure

00:53Migration has been a hot topic already for a number of years

00:57but and it's still because many communities local communities in the regions believe that the

01:04politics in Berlin should

01:07Adopt a different approach when it comes to two migrants

01:10Germany tightened controls on its borders with Austria the Czech Republic Poland and Switzerland last year

01:16But the new measures reflect growing voter concerns

01:20the far-right

01:21AFD party one recent electoral victories in two German states

01:25The party draws links between immigration and violent crime which authorities dispute most of the knife stabbers are

01:33simply, you know straight strangers or aliens from

01:37Countries like Afghanistan and Syria and that mostly have obtained

01:42Asylum status or are even here illegally and should have been deported German police told VOA

01:47There is no nationality based record of knife attacks

01:51Crime is up in Germany

01:52Police data say 41% of crime suspects overall were foreigners and violent crime jumped by more than 8% in

02:002023 reaching its highest level in 15 years

02:04moderate politicians

02:05Acknowledged the problem but accused the AFD of criminalizing all immigrants for political gain what we are missing in Germany

02:13I think is a positive

02:15narrative about

02:16Our society, how can we move forward as a society?

02:21How can we get a new sense of community here in Germany?

02:24And I think then migration is part of that but it's not

02:28In a moment the entire migration fear-driven discussion replaces a discussion on who we want to be and how we want to live together

02:35The September 22nd elections in Brandenburg will reflect sentiments among people in only one part of the country

02:43But they will give a glimpse of how most of Germany will vote in general elections next year and

02:49Decide what its migration policy may look like in the future for Ricardo Marquina

02:55Elizabeth Chernoff VOA news

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