Germany has tightened control at all land border crossings in an effort to clamp down on immigration issues amid panic across the European continent over extremism. The arrival of 'irregular migrants,' which is an alternative term for illegal immigration, has dropped across Europe this year by around 36%, but the concerns over the impact of such immigration remains a chief concern for the European Union as a whole. Germany has taken its own initiative to empower authorities to reject migrants directly at its borders - a controversial decision for a region that allows free movement between its member states. Germany has experienced a surge of migrants from the war-torn Middle East and parts of North Africa. However, these new measures, due to the free movement in the European Union, pose a challenge as it will potentially shift the burden onto Germany's neighbors.