Big Bend is no place for a border wall.

Photo: Sandra Ramos

New plans to build a border wall through one of our country’s most iconic landscapes, the Big Bend region, risk permanent damage to the area – including Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. Constructing a border wall would threaten park wildlife, thriving local communities, and once-in-a-lifetime park experiences for visitors.

Urge your senators, your representative, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott to oppose these plans and call for border solutions that won’t harm this irreplaceable national park and the communities that depend on Big Bend.

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I oppose the recent proposal from Customs and Border Protection to expand border wall construction through the Big Bend region, including a significant portion of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. The proposed wall would tear through some of Big Bend’s most beautiful spots, including the famous Santa Elena Canyon and popular park Hot Springs.

Building a physical border wall through Big Bend National Park would choke off vital wildlife migration routes, intensify flooding risks, and inflict irreparable damage to one of our country’s most iconic national parks. Customs and Border Protection already maintain a presence in Big Bend, given its status as a borderland park, and the current system is not presenting undue burdens on the park. Building physical barriers here makes no logistical sense and only serves to harm the region’s wild scenery and thriving community-based tourism economy.

Harsh desert conditions and unforgiving mountain terrain already form natural barriers along this portion of the border. Please reach out to the Trump administration and call for border security solutions in the Big Bend that don’t destroy this treasured national park.

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