Saxony's interior minister criticizes the federal government's security plans

Schuster: rejection at borders necessary

In Schuster's opinion, the most incomprehensible gap in the federal government's paper concerns the issue of borders. The federal government must immediately and consistently stop the influx of asylum seekers to Germany, emphasized Schuster. As necessary measures, he cited rejections at the border when entering from a safe third country, a stop to family reunification for people with subsidiary protection and the creation of asylum centers in third countries outside the Schengen area. "These demands are also non-negotiable in coalition negotiations in Saxony after the state elections."

According to the coalition's plans, benefits for migrants for whom another European state that has agreed to take them back would be canceled. Offenders are to be deported more easily. There is also to be a general ban on knives on long-distance buses and trains, at public festivals and other major events. In addition, investigating authorities are to be allowed to compare publicly available biometric images with the photos of suspects or wanted persons in the fight against Islamism.