The intention of the government seems to be to show symbolically to Germans and potential migrants that the latter are no longer wanted here,
Until we achieve strong protection of the EU’s external borders with the new Common European Asylum System, we must increase controls at our national borders even more,
It is important for us to act in close partnership with our neighbours and to minimise the impact on commuters and everyday life in border regions,
We want to further reduce irregular migration,
The number of refusals will increase as a result of this measure alone,
We are strengthening our internal security through concrete action and we are continuing our tough stance against irregular migration,
We are doing everything we can to protect the people in our country against this,
There’s no room for manoeuvre there,
If a law allows the state to secretly break into a home to search it, many people will lose their trust in the rule of law."
There will be no authorization given to secretly snoop in people's homes. We don't do that in a constitutional state. That would be an absolute breach of taboo,
In this context, we believe it is completely self-evident that security authorities must have the appropriate powers to counter it,