A wall, today's way to corral the wagons

ON FRIDAY, the US administration announced a 5 percent tariff increase on all products imported from Mexico and said the tariff hike would be imposed until the flow of illegal refugees into the US is "remedied". Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, populist parties got more seats in the just-concluded European Union parliamentary election, which aroused the concern of the traditional political forces of Europe.

It is the refugee flows into Europe and the United States that have helped populist parties and politicians to gain support as they can tap into people's fears of those who are not like them and blame every problem on the refugees.