Despite a summer filled with heated anti-immigration debates and political rhetoric across the European Union, unauthorized migration to EU countries has significantly decreased in the first eight months of this year.
Preliminary figures from the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration reveal a 35% drop in irregular crossings over the southern borders of the EU, the main entry point for unauthorized migration. This decline comes at a time when migration has dominated political discussions, influencing European parliamentary elections and leading to the rise of far-right parties in some regions.
The German government, reacting to recent extremist attacks, has expanded border controls, even as the overall numbers of migrants arriving in the EU, particularly in Italy, have plummeted by approximately 64% compared to the same period last year.
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