Plans are quickly moving forward to build new border wall in several parts of southern Arizona, and we need your help to oppose this wasteful,
The Trump administration is proposing 19 miles of new primary border wall near Sasabe, in the Pajaritos’ Sycamore Canyon, in the Atascosa Highlands, in the western Patagonias, and in the Peloncillos at the New Mexico line.
What’s more, 42 miles of “double wall” will be built, and more border wall attributes will be added like lighting, sensors, and roads.
Dozens of laws and statutes have been waived to accelerate the pace of border militarization across Arizona, and over $46 billion was appropriated by Congress to build border systems. Now, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is holding a comment period for the Tucson Sector — a last chance to weigh in on plans for walls with 30-foot-high steel bollards and stadium lighting.
The proposed border wall projects will sever the remaining corridors for endangered jaguars and ocelots. And a single bollard-style wall alone is predicted to decrease all wildlife crossings by 86%. Double wall is expected to stop all large animals completely.
Wall construction will draw down precious groundwater, degrade habitat, and destroy cultural sites. We also stand to lose access to natural dark skies for miles beyond the border itself.
Using the form below, send a letter to CBP and your elected officials urging them to reconsider plans and uphold environmental protections.
Comments accepted through Dec. 22. Learn more about the proposal.
Photo of staged materials for double border wall planned west of El Paso by Zach Palma/SIA; stadium lighting installed but not yet operational in the San Bernardino Valley by Russ McSpadden/Center for Biological Diversity; concertina wire and deer near Sasabe by Becca Thompson/SIA; bear stuck and pacing at border wall courtesy SIA.