Swiss border guards brace for migrant influx

The Swiss border guards corps is preparing for an influx of migrants along the eastern borders of country. Increasing numbers of migrants have been observed recently in that region.  In an interview published on Sunday in the German-language paper “Schweiz am Sonntag“, head of the Swiss border guard corps Jürg Noth, acknowledged the presence of an increasing number of migrants along Switzerland’s eastern border with Germany and Austria.  According to him, Germany is already feeling the pinch of Austria’s policy to let migrants pass through unchecked. Thousands of migrants entered Austria on Saturday and from there travelled to Germany after being allowed to leave Hungary.  “The amassing of large groups of migrants along our border is also a possibility,” he said.  In Buchs in the north-eastern canton of St. Gallen, border guards identified 709 illegal immigrants in August compared to 209 in July and 110 in June. Noth said that reinforcements were being brought in ...