No Ban, No Wall: Native American and Human Rights Groups Join Forces With Environmental Movement to Stop the Border Wall

Donald Trump wants to build a wall—but he’ll face resistance from human rights groups, the environmental movement and Native activists every step of the way.

Most people don’t realize, but creating a physical barrier in the middle of a delicate desert ecosystem creates all kinds of environmental problems. As a volunteer on the Sierra Club Borderlands team, I’ve seen this firsthand, and learned that walls are the most expensive and least effective approach to border security, since they are easily and routinely scaled.

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/03/05/no-ban-no-wall-native-american-and-human-rights-groups-join-forces-environmental