"600-700 officers" at Barajas, according to a forum user
A forum user estimates Barajas's immigration control staff at 600-700; another suggests filtering at the source. The cost of salaries and rent is debated.
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"600-700 officers" at Barajas: the tug-of-war between filtering more and paying less
The debate on immigration control is back on the table in a forum due to comments praising an officer who, according to those messages, handled a passenger without much consideration. And with it returns the uncomfortable question: how much control fits at a border, and who ends up paying the bill.
How many officers monitor the border at Barajas?
According to a message in the thread, the immigration control staff at Barajas airport would be around 600-700 employees on rotating shifts. With that figure on the table, another forum user argues that half a hundred agents with authority and a joke salary would be enough to end irregularities.
Another proposal from the thread involves copying the US model of extraterritorial control, which allows passing customs before boarding. Translated into practice, all traffic would be concentrated at a single point of origin, and, according to the same message, entry would become an almost decorative trickle.
The cost that does appear on the payslip and rent
The second axis is economic and less visible. The thread argues that the sustained arrival of workers puts downward pressure on wages and strains housing, and the message itself adds that what would be sustained is the revenue for the hospitality and construction sectors. The middle class notices this, according to that line of reasoning, in their frozen paychecks and in relentless rent increases, while the local health center and public school fill up without anyone expanding their staff.
Those who advocate for externalizing control argue that the border would be out of sight.
The debate on immigration control is back on the table in a forum due to comments praising an officer who, according to those messages, handled a passenger without much consideration. And with it returns the uncomfortable question: how much control fits at a border, and who ends up paying the bill.
How many officers monitor the border at Barajas?
According to a message in the thread, the immigration control staff at Barajas airport would be around 600-700 employees on rotating shifts. With that figure on the table, another forum user argues that half a hundred agents with authority and a joke salary would be enough to end irregularities.
Another proposal from the thread involves copying the US model of extraterritorial control, which allows passing customs before boarding. Translated into practice, all traffic would be concentrated at a single point of origin, and, according to the same message, entry would become an almost decorative trickle.
The cost that does appear on the payslip and rent
The second axis is economic and less visible. The thread argues that the sustained arrival of workers puts downward pressure on wages and strains housing, and the message itself adds that what would be sustained is the revenue for the hospitality and construction sectors. The middle class notices this, according to that line of reasoning, in their frozen paychecks and in relentless rent increases, while the local health center and public school fill up without anyone expanding their staff.
Those who advocate for externalizing control argue that the border would be out of sight.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (15 replies).
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