The Environment Department of Mexico has released a report asking the United States to think twice about helpless migratory species before going forward with its proposal to erect a 370 mile super-barrier along the border. (To clarify, said migrant species do not include the homo undocumentado.) Government environmentalists have outlined measures like live cactus fences, removable fences, and permeable fences to allow the following things to cross the border without admitting those pesky humans: water, insects, pollen, jaguars, black bears, and the highly endangered Sonora Pronghorn. This last critter has drawn the especial sympathy of Exequiel Ezcurra, director of research at the San Diego Natural History Museum:

The pronghorn “is without doubt the species in the most desperate situation, the number one victim of all the tension and movement on the border,” Ezcurra said.

To which we respond: hold your horses there, podnuh! We thought the number one victim was the persecuted illegal immigrant. Or was it slowly eroding American values? The media usually tells us what to think, so excuse our confusion when they expose another side to the story.

Mexico seeks change in border plan [USA Today]
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