Article 6MJY3 ‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

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Michael Gonzalez in Eagle Pass, Texas
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6MJY3)

Greg Abbott's strategy to deter immigration isn't just harming people and costing billions - it's ruining the Rio Grande's ecosystem

Strong-arm strategies by Texas along the US-Mexico border have eroded more than human rights for migrants seeking asylum in the US; they have degraded the environment - and now the destruction is escalating.

In the hotspot of Eagle Pass, environmental damage from years of expansion of anti-migration security measures can be seen everywhere.

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