Demonstrators have staged a march against US President Donald Trump’s proposed wall near a US-Mexico border crossing in the western state of California.
The protesters, including activists, immigrants and opponents of the Trump’s proposed plan, gathered near the San Ysidro border crossing in California on Tuesday to express their discontent about the construction of the controversial border wall along the southern US border with Mexico.
The crowds carried banners that read “No ban! No wall!” and chanted “we won’t pay for your wall,” in reference to Trump’s insistence that the structure should be financed by Mexico.
The protest was held as the US president was inspecting eight 9-meter-tall border wall prototypes built last year in a bid to fulfill his signature campaign promise.
“He is a racist and xenophobic person and…