Express readers say 'Great Wall of Calais' will NOT stop migrants trying to reach Britain
A WALL design to stop migrants in Calais will not stop attempts to reach Britain illegally, the majority of Daily Express readers think.
A poll of our readers suggests a £2m wall design will not stop migrants reaching the UK
UK taxpayers will fork out £2 million to erect a 13ft (4m) high barricade lining the approach to the besieged ferry terminal.
Work is due to start this month with the one-mile long barrier completed by the end of the year.
Work is due to start on a 13ft (4m) high barricade lining the approach to the port at Calais
But our readers agree with British hauliers that the move aimed at prevented violent attacks on motorists will make no difference to the border threat.
In a poll, 92 per cent think the one-mile long obstacle was a waste of time with just eight per cent saying it was a good idea.
It comes as more than 10,000 UK-bound migrants now live in the lawless “Jungle” shantytown just 25-miles off the English coast.
Official figures show every six minutes a migrant is caught trying to sneak into the UK
Official figures show every six minutes a migrant is caught trying to sneak into the UK and there was a total of 84,088 detentions at the British border in the last year alone.
The Jungle camp in Calais houses 10,000 migrants and continues to grow in size on a daily basis.