coues7 Report post Posted May 22, 2007 Thought you might have some thoughts MSNBC LINK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZP&Y Report post Posted May 22, 2007 Tourists bring $150 million a year "If you have a fence that runs several miles long, if you are a tortoise or any animal that can't fly over or go through it, then you have a pretty long distance that you have to go to get water," said Brown, an outreach manager at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, 225 miles south of San Antonio. Also, "any destruction of any brush is very damaging." In addition, some worry that the barrier — described in some plans as triple-layer metal fencing — will damage the tourism industry along the Rio Grande. The wild cats, reptiles and at least 500 species of birds attract visitors from around the world who bring the impoverished region $150 million a year. Depending on how far inland the fence is built, it could create a no man's land north of the river, hurting tourism Wow... I'm not sure the above statement even begins to justify the cost spent by US tax payers for uninsured motorists, Incarceration of illegal immigrants, health care to illegal immigrants. The Fence is coming regardless of who wants to oppose it... AzP&Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
