The proposed route of the wall cuts across several national parks, blocking the path of hundreds of animal species and forever altering our cherished landscapes and ecosystems.
The U.S. border with Mexico sits astride ecosystems, cities, towns, international waterways, National Parks, a Native American Nation and majestic North American deserts. Hundreds of species cross that border every day, but only one species needs control of movement: man. And we appear to be incapable of coming up with solutions that support all species, not just one.
In a nation renowned for technological advancement, is it necessary to impede and damage ecosystems that exist outside major cities and towns with hardened walls? Areas set aside by the American people, managed for protection of species and cultures, especially National Park Service areas, Tribal Lands, National Wildlife Refuges and other designated lands.
What are the wall options in Texas and how will access to the river be managed? A river critical to species, including man, on both its sides. The only physical wall options are to either build it on the U.S. side of the river or build it on the Mexico side of the river, but in the middle of the river? Which nation will give up access to the river with its invaluable water, used by ranchers, farmers, towns and protected lands, both in Mexico and the U.S.
So much for Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nueva Laredo, Tamaulipas. In Arizona there is no river along the boundary but the many species that exist in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts need extensive pathways for movement between the nations. Species impacted include flora and fauna, large and small—as small as the Monarch Butterfly. Critical access to springs and sheltered environments will be affected. Collection and use of natural materials by the Tohono O'Odham and movement within their territorial boundary will be affected or lost. Wind dispersal of naturally disbursing seeds and materials will also be impacted by a hardened wall, given prevailing southwest winds.
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