Berlin's Mayor Urges Trump To Rethink The US Southern Border Wall

<p>Berlin was once the site of one of the world&#39;s most famous walls. Now, its mayor is warning President Donald Trump not to build one along the U.S. southern border.</p><p>Mayor Michael M&uuml;ller said in an&nbsp;<a href="http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2017/pressemitteilung.555498.php" target="_blank">open letter</a>, &quot;We Berliners know better than most the pain caused when a whole continent is split by barbed wire and walls. &hellip; I call on the president of the USA not to go down that road to isolation and ostracism.&quot;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/here-s-how-much-taxpayers-will-pay-for-trump-s-border-wall/">Here's How Much Taxpayers Will Pay For Trump's Border Wall</a></b></p><p>Berlin was split in two after the end of the second World War.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vox.com/world/2017/1/27/14418960/berlin-mayor-donald-trump-wall-mexico" target="_blank">The Berlin Wall</a>&nbsp;was built in 1961 to stop defectors from leaving Soviet-controlled East Berlin for the more prosperous West Berlin. It was eventually demolished in 1989.</p><p>The plea for Trump to reconsider his new wall project appears to be too late. He already signed an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/25/executive-order-border-security-and-immigration-enforcement-improvements" target="_blank">executive order</a>&nbsp;to start construction.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-signs-order-suspending-us-refugee-program/">There Are Some Exceptions To Trump&#039;s Executive Order On Refugees</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/malala-yousafzai-sends-heartbroken-message-to-trump/">Malala Yousafzai Sends &#039;Heartbroken&#039; Message To President Trump</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-signs-executive-orders-on-refugee-vetting-military/">Trump Signs 2 New Executive Orders On Military, Refugees</a></li></ul>