Global border wall construction up 250%, crossings ‘almost zero’

By Paul Bedard

Published October 16, 2016 4:41pm ET

Global border wall construction up 250%, crossings ‘almost zero’ — Juana Lara waves through the border wall to her granddaughter Eva Lara during a brief visitation near where Mexico and the United States meet at the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. Lara, who lives in the United States legally through legislation that temporarily prevents young immigrants from being deported, has not seen her grandmother since the family left Mexico when she was three years old. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) | Gregory Bull

Sparked by a worldwide infusion of illegal immigration, global border wall construction jumped 250 percent in the last 10 years, and they proved extremely effective, according to a new report.

The number of border walls surged from 20 in 2005 to 70 last year after a near 45-year lull, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

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