US-Mexico Border Wall Slicing through Fragile Ecosystems

Border Wall, Texas Border Wall — By Jill Holslin on May 6, 2009 4:27 am

Amy Goodman interviews Isabel Garcia of Derechos Humanos, and Sean Sullivan of Sierra Club Borderlands Team, and Dan Millis of No More Deaths, on the Border Wall. “We take a look at the environmental impact of the 600 miles of barricades along the US-Mexico border. The wall slices across fragile ecosystems in public lands, parks and refuges, threatening rare species and disrupting wildlife migration. We speak with the chair of the Sierra Club Borderlands Team in Arizona.” [includes rush transcript]

Tags: Environment