Thanks for the ping, jaz.
“The clear losers in the clash are the land, and the plants and animals that live on the edge in this beautiful but precarious environment —”
Indeed...not to mention the damage to the interior...like 88,000 burned in California this summer by Mexican Drug cartels...and the ones we don’t know about.
And where are the enviromentals? Taking advantage of the poorly written ESA whereby their lawyers who run these schemes can collect atty. fees from the taxpayer by suing the government to protect listed ‘endangered species’...from farmers, private land owners...NEVER the illegal alien.
But WE should be using the same statute, sue the government for habitat of those very endangered species (spotted owl in the La Brea fire & much more) being destroyed because they refuse to enforce our borders to stop it. And by every precedent set, we would win.
See:
Taxes fund environmental suits - Environmental law firms reap billions in fees to fund lawsuits
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365392/posts
A very sad state of affairs!!