To limit immigration more strongly, the government’s special envoy for migration, Joachim Stamp (FDP), advocates for a national migration pact. “After the election, the Bundestag, the Länder, and the municipalities should come to joint agreements, transcending party lines,” Stamp told the “Handelsblatt” (Monday edition). “Irregular migration needs to be further curbed, and labor migration improved.”
In addition to legal measures, changes in the administrative sector are also necessary. “In my view, the key is for all three levels of government to eliminate unnecessary interfaces and jointly develop a more streamlined and efficient system,” the FDP politician said. The over 600 municipal foreigner authorities are “overwhelmed by the complexity of return management, residence rights, and naturalization.” This requires massive personnel reinforcement and a stronger centralization to prevent organizational failures.
Furthermore, many rejected asylum seekers are evading deportation. Therefore, the Länder are responsible for creating more holding facilities for deportation. “Returns of people with a departure obligation must be achieved much faster.” “Such signals have an effect in the countries of origin and lead to fewer hopeless asylum applications,” Stamp said. The numbers are still too high. “We see this in refugee accommodation, but also in integration in kindergartens and schools.