Mexico–United States barrier

Dead cactus on the ground.

Trump’s wall will harm wildlife along the US southern border, say environmental experts

Environment

President Donald Trump’s push for a wall on the US-Mexico border has stirred up strong feelings on the immigration issue. But the wall would also have an environmental impact, which many experts say would be quite substantial.

A slatted metal prototypes of a border wall is shown, photographed through the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico.

Trump signed an order for the wall 2 years ago. The US just ended the longest shutdown ever over it.

Immigration