Back before the Summer Olympics....the Interior Minister ordered the Fed-police of Germany to patrol the borders.
What this meant? Up until this point....there was no border controls (like existed in the 1980s). So you go to the French-Germany border (I've crossed it and can talk to this)....there's a tent set up and they wave cars through....or have you stop and reviewed.
You show an ID, and they check the vehicle/trunk. All good? You continue on. Problem? If you have no ID....control will be reviewed. If you can't prove anything....you DON'T enter Germany. They take your picture and ensure a record is made.
What they admit....probably a couple hundred folks per month are denied entry.
Could you still sneak over (walking/hiking)? I'd say it's 50-50 on that opportunity.
The cops enthusiastic over the job? Marginally so. They hint that this can only be done for a limited period of time.
What's likely to happen? I think the Border Patrol stuff will restart....maybe in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 personnel. My humble belief is that the CDU Party will talk a good bit over the idea, and embrace it.
Another high cost-item? Yeah....that's the negative.
This taking three years to fully man-up? Yeah, that's another problem.
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