Border wall
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A border wall is a barrier constructed along an international border to prevent illegal immigration and protect a nation's security.
Growing number of border walls around the world
Great Wall of China
Roman limes
Hadrian's Wall
Israeli walls
Hungary
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.
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.