World of Walls Entry #16

As I have read in the article "World of walls"  from the site called "Mail on line", there are sixty five walls completed or under construction nowadays all around the world and they are being built up for many reasons but mostly because of security issues such as holding back the tide of immigrants and for preventing criminals, terrorists and drug dealers from crossing the border. According to some experts and contrary to what many people might think, walls do not provide real security since not only immigrants find a way to pass through or to climb the fences but also criminals, drug dealers and terrorists who, among all the unwanted visitors, may find it easier to cross the border specially because they have access to the necessary resources such as fake documents. Surprisingly, wall supporters do think that there is little proof of the effectiveness of the fences in stopping all people from crossing the borders, yet they state that leaks are better than a flood, meaning that they prefer one or two illegal visitors than a whole pack.

According to Professor Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly from Canada`s University of Victoria, real border control comes only through the slow and exhaustive work of building ties and sharing information with other countries. Not only accepting diplomatic cooperation but also sharing databases are much more effective in a long term.