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Angela Merkel condemns 'putting up walls' during Mexico visit
German chancellor, whose country has accepted more than a million refugees since 2015, attacks Donald Trump’s vision on immigration
Reuters
Saturday 10 June 2017 15.28 EDT
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said on Saturday that putting up walls would not solve problems due to immigration, challenging the vision of Donald Trump during her visit to Mexico.
Speaking in Mexico City alongside the Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, Merkel said history showed only when empires have gotten on well with their neighbors have migration pressures been resolved in a way that ensured stability.
“Putting up walls and cutting oneself off will not solve the problem,” said Merkel, who has come under political pressure in her own country for opening its borders to more than one million refugees since 2015.
The key was to improve living standards and opportunities in afflicted areas, she noted.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/10/angela-merkel-mexico-border-wall
LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141795987
