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Senator John McCain recently praised the senate’s immigration bill for enabling the U.S. to create “the most militarized border since the Berlin Wall.” It is amazing to me how that symbol of oppression has been rebranded in just a few short decades. In the summer of 2008, the Department of […]
The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill today, after weeks of negotiation over amendments designed to appeal to the most recalcitrant anti-immigration legislators. The Democratic controlled Senate passed the bill by a vote of 68-32, but not before adding provisions for a massive buildup of border security. The “border […]
The U.S. Senate today came to an agreement on the immigration reform bill, agreeing to a “border surge” amendment which would double the number of border patrol agents–adding an additional 20,000 agents, mandate excessive spending on border security infrastructure–700 additional miles of border walls, more access roads, forward operating bases, lights […]
Yesterday, Senator Rob Wyden of Oregon sponsored an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill. The current bill sacrifices environmental protection and the safety of border communities for the sake of a pathway to citizenship. But this is ugly, divisive politics. The hyper militarization of the border is not only […]
June 19, 2013 CONTACT: Maggie Kao, maggie.kao@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Ron Wyden (OR) filed an amendment (Amendment 1318) to the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill that would provide more flexibility for border security, save more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money, and reinstate the rule of law […]
In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security began the construction of a second, massive border wall along the US-Mexico border through private property, national and state parks, wildlife preserves, sacred lands. The construction was speeded along by a provision of the Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005. Section […]
In a surprising and welcome move this week, the national board of the Sierra Club voted on Wednesday to support comprehensive immigration reform. The move unifies the Sierra Club and the already powerful immigrant rights movement, bringing hefty political clout to the support of a pathway to citizenship for the […]
Contributed by No Border Wall 4 February 2011 In 1994 President Clinton issued Executive Order 12898 to address the issue of Environmental Justice. It instructs federal agencies to identify and address actions that might have “disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects… on minority populations and low-income populations.” […]
Sierra Club unites with Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference November 2, 2010 Contact: Bill Chandler, MIRA, (601) 968-5183 Sean Sullivan, Sierra Club Borderlands Team, (520) 250-9040 JACKSON, MS – At this year’s 5th annual Unity Conference, sponsored by the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) and […]
Originally published 15 January 2009 by April Reese, E&E Western reporter LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE This article is part of an occasional series on the environmental impacts of the new border fence being constructed along the U.S.-Mexico border. IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — Newly filled with 1.3 million cubic yards of […]
