Well, they laughed at Trump, but it seems his idea has some-kind of
resonance across the pond.
'Work on the 13ft high barrier could start as early as this month
and comes after a surge in migrant incursions around the port.
Britain is to build a "big new wall" at Calais as part of arrangements
to contain migrants, a minister has confirmed. The 13ft high barrier,
which would stretch for one kilometre, is the latest in a number of
measures to beef up security at the port.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill told the Commons Home
Affairs Committee: "We are going to start building this big new
wall very soon"...'
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'..."We've done the fence, now we are doing a wall."
Earlier this week, lorry drivers, shopkeepers, farmers and police
officers took part in a blockade of the main motorway in Calais.
They demanded that the "Jungle" migrant camp outside Calais
is demolished. The camp is home to some 9,000 migrants living
in squalid tents and makeshift shelters.
The migrants have been throwing objects at vehicles travelling to
the port to slow traffic, so they can get on to lorries bound for the
UK.
Construction of the wall is expected to begin as soon as this month
and could cost taxpayers £2m, the Daily Telegraph reported...'
SOURCE:
resonance across the pond.
'Work on the 13ft high barrier could start as early as this month
and comes after a surge in migrant incursions around the port.
Britain is to build a "big new wall" at Calais as part of arrangements
to contain migrants, a minister has confirmed. The 13ft high barrier,
which would stretch for one kilometre, is the latest in a number of
measures to beef up security at the port.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill told the Commons Home
Affairs Committee: "We are going to start building this big new
wall very soon"...'
'..."We've done the fence, now we are doing a wall."
Earlier this week, lorry drivers, shopkeepers, farmers and police
officers took part in a blockade of the main motorway in Calais.
They demanded that the "Jungle" migrant camp outside Calais
is demolished. The camp is home to some 9,000 migrants living
in squalid tents and makeshift shelters.
The migrants have been throwing objects at vehicles travelling to
the port to slow traffic, so they can get on to lorries bound for the
UK.
Construction of the wall is expected to begin as soon as this month
and could cost taxpayers £2m, the Daily Telegraph reported...'
SOURCE:
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