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Border Wall Plans Ignore Environmental Justice Rules

Posted by nytexan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BORDER WALL PLANS IGNORE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RULES
In the recently released Rio Grande Valley Tactical Infrastructure Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Department of Homeland Security attempts to brush aside issues of environmental justice in its plans for the border wall. Although the Rio Grande Valley’s population is over 85% minority, and [...]

Multi-Million Dollar Border Wall Will Slow Migrants By Four Minutes

Posted by bosskitty

Texan mayors threaten court to stop border fence By Robin Emmott

LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) – Texan mayors on the border with Mexico are threatening to take the U.S. government to court and are encouraging ranchers to do the same to block construction of a fence to keep out illegal immigrants.
Six mayors fear the planned [...]

Nightmare of Bush War Games – Curtain Call For Iran

Posted by bosskitty

Will President Bush bomb Iran?
In a nondescript room, two blocks from the American Capitol building, a group of Bush administration staffers is gathered to consider the gravest threat their government has faced this century: the testing of a nuclear weapon by Iran.
Nightmare scenario

The [...]

Cornyn’s fence flipflop

Posted by nytexan

StopCornyn.comFiled by Charles Kuffner on July 19th, 2007
You think having two Democrats with strong South Texas/Rio Grande Valley credibility might have an effect on next year’s Senate race? Look who’s concerned about the effect of the border fence on the surrounding communities all of a sudden.

Frustrated by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s decision to start [...]

Texas Border Rally, “Walls of Mass Destruction!”

Posted by nytexan

I would like to say thank you to everyone that showed up and supported the Texas border rally. This was the first of several planned rallies against the Texas Mexico wall. Although the turnout may seem small to some, it was a huge first step in the opposition to the wall. This movement will continue [...]

Mexico Gets Texas Land Through Border Fence

Posted by nytexan

Everyday I wake up and think, what will our government managed to screw up today. Well low and behold they can’t even figure out the U.S. Mexico border. I suppose I shouldn’t be shock at the level of incompetence and never thinking anything through. Why that’s just part of our incompetent president and his incompetent [...]

RALLY AGAINST THE BORDER WALL IN ROMA, TEXAS

Posted by nytexan

I have been asked to get the word out on a rally in Roma, Texas to oppose the border wall.The Roma rally will be the first in a series of border wall opposition rallies.  As you know I am opposed to the Texas/Mexico border fence and I will be helping any organization in their [...]

Texas Anger Swells Over Plans for Fence

Posted by nytexan

The idea of building a fence across the U.S. Mexico border is a sickening and a destructive non-solution to Texans. In Texas the fence will have an impact on endangered species, wildlife, small business, trade and families.
For those who have never been to the Texas Mexico border or the Rio Grande, you most [...]

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