Border wall

A border wall is a barrier constructed along an international border to prevent illegal immigration and protect a nation's security.

Roman limes

A limes, pronounced lee-mez, from which we get modern English limits, were barrier walls delineating the limits of the Roman Empire. On the outside of the limes were the barbarian hordes who wanted access to the more affluent civilization to either plunder it's wealth or learn their technology, but refused to submit to Roman law.

Hungary

Hungary was overrun in 2015 by refugees passing through the country. In response, conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán built a border barrier along the border with Serbia and Croatia. The fence was so effective that illegal immigration levels dropped to levels seen before the crisis began. In April 2017, the Hungarian government completed construction of a second border fence, one with high-tech features, on the Serbian border. Unlike most other European countries, Hungary's leadership has taken a more conservative right-wing, common sense approach to the immigration crisis.

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.

See also

• European migrant crisis