Mexico Border Wall Construction Started? Milo Yiannopoulos Says 'I'm Going To Build A Wall Myself'

Controversial Greek-born British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos appeared Friday at the University of New Mexico as a part of his "Dangerous Faggot Tour," where he delivered a speech on immigration policy. In the speech titled "Americans Deserve Borders," Milo spoke about illegal immigrants, the hijab and what he called the threat of Islam to the country.

Speaking about President Donald Trump's plans to build a wall along the Mexican border, Milo reportedly said "Every country deserves to have control of its border, and decide who is allowed to immigrate. Wanting this doesn't make you racist, evil, or even particularly conservative. America is blessed to have two big oceans, and Canada, which is, I understand, a sort of culturally barren snowy wasteland full of moose and transgender 5-year-olds. But it has a large border to the south that MUST be controlled if America is to flourish."

After showing a slide that spoke about an immediate start to the wall's construction, he added: "Speaking of walls, tomorrow I'm heading down to El Paso to build a wall myself, right on the border of Mexico. A couple months is too far away."

Milo was his usual provocative self when he commented on the hijab, saying: "One thing is clear. The hijab is not something that should ever be seen on American women. It is a symbol of oppression and difference — a defiant insistence that the wearer will not assimilate. Since the election there have been a spate of hate crime hoaxes in which Muslim women claim their hijab was ripped off by Trump supporters."

Though there were people among the audience who supported Milo, protests erupted during his speech when he spoke about the hijab and encouraged Americans to reject Islam. The police escorted several people out of the hall and some of them left on their own. Hecklers shouted slogans in protest while Milo was speaking. Around 250 protesters reportedly gathered outside the student union building, where he was speaking, chanting against "white supremacy."

Milo's events are usually livestreamed via YouTube, but the site disabled the feature on Milo's account before his speech at the University of Mexico, due to violation of terms of the site's use.