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==United States==
==United States==
Many portions of the U.S. border with [[Mexico]] has a border fence constructed along it. [[Illegal immigration]] levels decreased in the areas where the wall was built.
Many portions of the U.S. border with [[Mexico]] has a border fence constructed along it. Much of the border wall was constructed due to the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Pub.L. 109–367).<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ367/html/PLAW-109publ367.htm 109th Congress Public Law 367]. ''GPO''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> [[Illegal immigration]] levels decreased in the areas where the wall was built.<ref>Binder, John (August 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/24/dhs-arizona-proves-border-walls-work/ DHS: Arizona Proves ‘Border Walls Work’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>
[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States-Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall.
[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States-Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall.