We couldn't have said it better ourselves

This great piece in today's Grist about why environmental groups have been slow to fight the border wall really sums it up: "It's the Controversy, Stupid."

Truly, environmental activists tackling the tough border issues are few and far between, even in the southwest where the issue is THE major public lands issue that we face. ATVs, cows, and weeds are a distant second to the permanent border wall that is being built, especially in light of the probable northerly migrations of species under the pressure of climate change. Places like Cabeza Prieta NWR and Organ Pipe Cactus NM are free of impacts from ATVs and cows, and yet are continuously abused by border enforcement.

- Lozen