Britain, **t
Mexico, is
funding a big
wall to
stop migrants
Britain is paying for the construction of a
wall in Calais, near the so-called Jungle migrant camp, in an attempt to
stop refugees and
migrants from boarding lorries heading for the UK, the country's immigration minister has confirmed.*
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The 4m (13ft)
wall will run for 1km (0.6 miles) along both sides of the port's divided highway. Construction work is expected to start this month and finish by the end of the year.*
Robert Goodwill, Britain's Home ****** minister, said the
wall was part of a £17 million ($22 million) joint Anglo-French security project to protect lorries from
migrants who have hurled rocks and other objects to try to
stop vehicles before jumping on board.*
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