Intelligence analysts have warned Congress that the U.S. Mexican Border has become a back door for Terrorists entering the United States and that Al-Qaeda infiltration has been a constant concern since 9/11
The FBI has testified before Congress that Terrorists pay Smugglers and Gangs to help them cross the border and that the FBI has arrested persons with Al-Qaeda connections that have attempted to enter the USA with fraudulent documents. Mahmoud Youssef Kourani, paid Smugglers to help him cross the border using false travel documents. In 2005 he plead guilty in federal court for providing material support to Hezbollah and was sentenced to 5 years in prison and will be deported upon his release.
The 1,952 mile border between the USA and Mexico traverses a number of terrains, urban areas and deserts and as a result, many illegal immigrants have attempted to cross the border through the deserts.
Last year the Congress passed legislation (H.R. 6061) with wide bi-partisan support which was signed into law by President Bush on the 26 October which authorized the funding for the construction of a 700 mile security fence.
Mexican Government Officials have now sent an official protest about the construction of a fence to Washington and have threatened to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice if Congress permits the construction of the security fence. The Mexican Government fears that construction of the security fence will harm the delicate unique eco-systems shared by wild life.
Likewise Environmentalists in the United States have said that the barrier under construction could isolate animals into smaller groups affecting their genetic diversity, increasing their risks of being born with abnormalities. There is also concerns that high intensity lighting and radar may affect nocturnal species.
Environmentalists have said that the United States should consider building a "Living Fence" of cactus and permeable barriers, which would allow water, insects and pollen to cross the boarder.
Forget the fact that Islamic Fascist Terrorists want to kill Americans, one must now worry that some border animal may be harmed by close inbreeding.
