Posted on 12/18/2018 3:58:57 AM PST by Sub-Driver
I voted for Trump. Now his wall may destroy my butterfly paradise.
The Republican party is abandoning the conservative principles I treasured.
By Luciano Guerra Luciano Guerra is a nature photographer and outreach coordinator and educator for the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. December 17 at 6:00 AM
Right now, in Mission, Tex., we don’t worry about immigrants who crossed the border illegally or drug smugglers. We worry about having to defend our private property from seizure by the federal government.
I work at the National Butterfly Center — which is along the U.S.-Mexico border — documenting wildlife and leading educational tours. Many of our visitors are young students from the Rio Grande Valley. When they first arrive, some of the children are scared of everything, from the snakes to the pill bugs. Here, we can show them animals that roam free and teach them not to be afraid. We talk about how we planted native vines, shrubs and trees to attract some 240 species of butterflies, as well as dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects. The bugs brought the birds — including some you can’t see anywhere else in America, like Green Jays and Chachalacas — and from there, the bobcats and coyotes. We want to teach kids what it takes to create a home for all kinds of animals.
President Trump’s new border wall — which he has threatened to shut down the government to fund — will teach them what it takes to destroy it.
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Trump’s big beautiful wall won’t be so tall that birds/butterflies can’t fly over it...dumb@$$,
What border wall?
I don’t see any border wall.
I suspect that Kate Steinle liked butterflies too.
Bingo
Unless it saves Americans from rape & murder
Butterflies fly. I’m sure they’ll manage somehow, Mr. Guerra.
Anytime a person starts with the disclaimer that “I voted for Trump but” is generally fake news and a plant.
Couldn’t skinny Mexicans get thru?
Cry. Me. An. Effing. River.
I spend a fair amount of time in Mission TX. It is majority hispanic, but the residents there are extremely concerned with crime and illegal immigration. It is a nice town EXCEPT for these problems. There are a few people there concerned about birds and butterflies - but everyone there deals with crime rates that are amazingly high because of being near the border. Plus, they are acutely aware of how violent and dangerous the Mexican drug cartels are - and some of that spills across the border.
I did take that into account, but was pretty much putting myself into the skin of the Leftist who wrote that article...SHE’S not worried.
I kept in mind there are many who might be, and it isn’t divided along racial lines.
Are you out there?
I think I meant “Reagan’s Ghost”...:)
I call BS!
No way an a) woman who lives in the b) Rio Grande Valley and has a c) butterfly farm would ever vote for Trump or any Republican under any circumstance!
I stand by my statement :)
I am beyond confused.
This complainer says that the butterflies will be destroyed?
I thought BUTTERFLY insects could actually FLY. The WALL wouldn’t make a lick of difference to them.
It’s a shame butterflies can’t fly.
Oh My God!!! It’s going to destroy a butterfly farm. whatever re we going to do. Drugs, murder, crime in general (thefts), rapes, muggings. compared to a butterfly farm whatever shall we do.
This idiot could not have voted for Trump!! His stupidity index is that of a liberal elected official
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