Who Will Clean It Up?
| Cleaning up the environment isn't optional! |
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| We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -Native American Proverb |
The United States Government estimates there is more then twenty-five
MILLION pounds of trash left behind by Illegal Aliens crossing our southern
borders. The sheer cost to clean this up alone is staggering at $62.9 MILLION
U.S. Dollars. This is only the tip of the iceberg to the sheer amount of damage
and destruction left behind by illegals crossing our borders. Within this section
we hope to educate you and inform you of the depth of this issue on our
environment and the threat to native flora and fauna occuring on a daily basis. .
MILLION pounds of trash left behind by Illegal Aliens crossing our southern
borders. The sheer cost to clean this up alone is staggering at $62.9 MILLION
U.S. Dollars. This is only the tip of the iceberg to the sheer amount of damage
and destruction left behind by illegals crossing our borders. Within this section
we hope to educate you and inform you of the depth of this issue on our
environment and the threat to native flora and fauna occuring on a daily basis. .
| THE VICTIMS |
Negative Environmental Impacts From Open Borders
The negative environmental impacts from unsecured and unprotected borders is
widespread and involves many various facets. This alone makes for a very difficult
time in controlling the damage being done every year to our environment and our
native species. The following is a list of ways in which our environment is being
affected.
widespread and involves many various facets. This alone makes for a very difficult
time in controlling the damage being done every year to our environment and our
native species. The following is a list of ways in which our environment is being
affected.
- Habitat Degradation
- Unwanted/unauthorized trails and roads
- Trash
- Erosion
- Wildfires
- Soil compaction
- Hydrology changes (due to roads)
- Cave resources damaged (Trash, habitat, wildlife disruption)
- Water quality
- Invasive species, spread of invasive plants
- Lights and noise, helicopters v. automobiles
- Impacts on ecosystem functions
- Biohazards (human waste, biohazards, chemical waste)
- Plant material destruction
- Wildlife
- Wildlife, Endangered
- Direct wildlife take (killing snakes, food, poaching, etc)
- Wildlife movement, connectivity, behavior changes
- Noise and lights - habitat destruction
| For a full list of affected species. Please follow the link provided. |
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| What you can do! |
