News and Resources

• ‘Give Trump the money,’ Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson says as shutdown drags on
  The Minnesota Democrat said in a radio interview Tuesday that his party should agree to President Trump’s demands to fund a border wall. ... read more
  Source: Washington PostPublished on 2019-01-22
• Documents Reveal Where Trump Plans to Build His Wall in Starr County
  For border residents, activists and journalists, information about Trump’s impending border wall is a rare commodity. The administration still hasn’t provided basic information to many affected landowners, for example, just weeks before it’s set to break ground on 14 miles of new wall in Hidalgo County. FOIA requests have been ... read more
  Source: Texas ObserverPublished on 2019-01-22
• Myles Traphagen: Border Barriers Hurt Our Region’s Wildlife
  The Arizona Daily Star published this op-ed by our Borderlands Program Coordinator, Myles Traphagen, on January 18. In his article, Myles details the catastrophic effects the president’s proposed border wall would have on regional wildlife, including wolves, Sonoran pronghorn, and jaguars.The number of jaguars documented in Arizona over the last ... read more
  Source: Wildlands NetworkPublished on 2019-01-22
• Trump voters now blame him for the government shutdown
  In Michigan, which helped deliver Trump the presidency, many of his supporters find his stand for a border wall too disruptive, even for him. ... read more
  Source: Washington PostPublished on 2019-01-21
• Pence links Trump’s push for a border wall to Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
  On the eve of a holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., Vice President Pence seemed to compare President Trump’s push for a border wall to the civil rights leader’s legacy. ... read more
  Source: Washington PostPublished on 2019-01-20
• Government shutdown: A timeline of how we got here
  This record-breaking government shutdown started as a result of stalled talks between House Democrats and President Trump over funding for a border wall. Hard to believe it all began with a White House chat in mid-December, way back when LeBron James was still healthy. Here’s a look at how the ... read more
  Source: LA TimesPublished on 2019-01-20
• Trump continues push for wall money as both sides take first steps to resolve shutdown
  President Trump is expected to suggest a compromise for fully reopening the government that would temporarily protect immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally years ago as children if Democrats back his proposed border wall. Congressional Democrats, who also floated proposals in the House toward ... read more
  Source: LA TimesPublished on 2019-01-19

RESOURCES

CASE AGAINST THE WALL

The Environmental Cost of Trump’s Border Wall – Center for Western Priorities
Why we don’t need Trump’s ‘great, great wall’ – Arizona Daily Star
New Border Walls Designed to Flood Texas Towns – Texas Observer
Border Lawmakers Balk at Donald Trump’s Wall Request – Wall Street Journal
Scientists say Trump’s border wall would devastate wildlife habitat – The Texas Tribune
Surprising Lives of Those Living Along U.S.-Mexico Border – National Geographic
There’s a better alternative to building a border wall: restoring the Rio Grande – Quartz
The environmental impact of the US-Mexico Border Wall – Newsweek
Why Trump’s wall won’t stretch ‘from sea to shining sea’ – Washington Post
The Founders would have opposed seizing land for Trump’s border wall – Washington Post

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