Wilderness On The Border?
10 Articles On Border Violence
by Frank DuBois, The Westerner, March 28, 2010 [here]
Senators Bingaman and Udall have introduced S.1689 which would create a 400 square mile swath of land along and near our southern border where law enforcement would be denied access with motorized vehicles or the use of mechanical equipment. In other words, our officers would be limited to being either horseback or afoot as they confronted the cartels and traffickers. Keep that in mind as you peruse these articles. … [more]
Note: See also PRESERVE THE LAND FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FROM THE PEOPLE, People For Preserving Our Western Heritage [here]
Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Tom Udall have introduced Wilderness legislation for Dona Ana County. S 1689 - the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Wilderness Act.
This bill imposes federal Wilderness designation on 259,000 acres of lands in Dona Ana and Luna counties, along with 100,850 acres of National Conservation Area (NCA).
The area affected covers over 560 SQUARE MILES of Dona Ana County. …
Read the written testimony and the senate hearing transcripts.
Jim Switzer, National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, “The presence of any wilderness on the Mexican border is a danger to the security of the United States”
View our “Wilderness On The Border” presentation for a more detailed explanation of the issues with Wilderness designation on the border.