Donald Trump urged Spain to `build the wall` - across the Sahara
(The Guardian Spain)

Spanish foreign minister says US president advised tactic to stem migration across the MedDonald Trump suggested the Spanish government tackled the Mediterranean migration crisis by emulating one of his most famous policies and building a wall across the Sahara desert, the country´s foreign minister has revealed.According to Josep Borrell, the US president brushed off the scepticism of Spanish diplomats - who pointed out that the Sahara stretched for 3,000 miles - saying: `The Sahara border can´t be bigger than our border with Mexico.` Related: Hundreds storm border fence into Spain`s north Africa enclave of Ceuta Related: On the road in Agadez: desperation and death along a Saharan smuggling route Continue reading...