"The border wall is about political theater at the expense of civil liberties," said Christian Ramirez, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition immigrant advocacy group. The White House said the wall would stem the flow of drugs, crime and illegal immigration into the United States. Officials in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Washington, San Francisco and Seattle offer some forms of protection to illegal immigrants. Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a key element of his presidential campaign, with supporters at his rallies often chanting: "Build the wall." They also create more detention space for illegal immigrants along the southern border to make it easier to detain and deport them.

Source: The Star January 26, 2017 02:57 UTC