Alien Smuggling from Poland to Germany Does Not Abate Despite New Laws

Alien smuggling from Poland into Germany has remained strong despite tougher illegal immigration laws. Meanwhile internationally organized crime groups appear to be diversifying the scope of their criminal activities. Throughout Europe, a growing criminalization of migration enforcement and migration enforcement cooperation agreements with Central and Eastern European governments, in which enforcement cooperation and economic assistance are combined, have been the chief mechanisms for combating illegal migration…[more]