News and Resources
- How ‘Freeway Revolts’ Helped Create the People’s Environmental LawHow ‘Freeway Revolts’ Helped Create the People’s Environmental Law The National Environmental Policy Act is a tool to uplift the people’s environmental voice. It's no wonder that the Trump administration and its allies want to stifle it. ... read more
- Democrats Finally Play Hardball on the Border WallFor two and a half years, Congress and President Trump have battled over funding for his beloved border wall. Trump’s never gotten the kind of dough he’s after, but Congress has never truly bucked the president either. Every budget cycle, the president has been granted new money for his barrier, ... read more
- Judge rejects House suit to block transfer of billions of dollars for Trump border wallThe court said one chamber of Congress cannot sue the Trump administration over spending on the border after the government shutdown and the president’s emergency declaration. ... read more
- Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction on Border WallThe Trump administration, following a string of defeats in federal courts over the last two years, just added another loss to its list. On Friday, May 24, a federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction against construction on sections of the Trump administration’s proposed wall on the southern border. The ... read more
- White Supremacists and Xenophobic Groups Build Private Border Wall as Part of a Political StuntWhite Supremacists and Xenophobic Groups Build Private Border Wall as Part of a Political Stunt Trump Administration and Local CBP Officials in Complicity with Extremists Groups Statement by BNHR Executive Director Fernando Garcia “It is very clear for us at The Border Network for Human Rights that ... read more
- Sunk CostsWhen the federal government builds a border wall, the taxpayer foots two bills. First, there’s the cost to get the thing built, a figure proclaimed in presidential budget requests and press accounts. And second, there’s a slew of concealed costs — expenditures that hide in general operations budgets, arise from ... read more
- Trump blasts judge who blocked part of border wall constructionThe president pledged an appeal against the decision by what he called “another activist Obama appointed judge.” ... read more
RESOURCES
EXPERIENCING THE BORDERLANDS
Navigating the Borderlands
Borderline: Navigating the invisible boundary and physical barriers that define the U.S.-Mexico border
America’s Wall
Embattled Borderlands
Up Against the Wall
USA Today’s In-Depth Examination of the Border Wall
Faces of the Borderlands
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
BACKGROUND
Maps, science and photographs documenting border impacts
Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015 – Fact Sheet
Wall Street’s Border Wall: How 5 Firms Benefit Financially from Anti-Immigrant Policy
Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Walls on the U.S.-Mexico Border
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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