Animal Immigrants Could be Affected by Border Wall

The President and Congress have been talking recently about building a 700-mile wall between the U.S and Canada as a means of shoring up our borders and preventing illegal immigration.

What they didn’t consider was what would be the impact of the animals that migrate from Mexico to the United States or vice versa. Apparently, according to a Reuter’s report, the impact could be significant. Jaguars, snakes, turtles, and road runners wouldn’t be able to cross back and forth. Birds that migrate at night using the moon to navigate would be affected by the lights they are proposing to shine along the wall. Arizona officials say the wall could damage the desert ecosystem.

We often forget we are not the only ones on the planet, and the wall we put up to keep out illegal immigrants will also keep out the animals that use this migratory route. They migrate because of weather changes and food sources. By preventing them from crossing over, we may be sentencing them to possible extinction.

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