‘I’ve never worked with so many conservatives’: the Texans fighting the Big Bend border wall
Residents of the Big Bend region in Texas have formed a bipartisan grassroots movement to oppose the construction of a border wall. The group argues that the project threatens local wilderness, livelihoods, and the Rio Grande ecosystem.
Why it matters
This movement highlights the rare intersection of conservative and liberal interests in rural America regarding federal land use and environmental protection.
‘First it was shock. Then anger. Now I think we’ve internalized the reality of a long-term fight,’ says Clara Bensen, an organizer with No Big Bend Wall (NBBW). ‘First it was shock. Then anger. Now I think we’ve internalized the reality of a long-term fight,’ says Clara Bensen, an organizer with No Big Bend Wall (NBBW). America's unsung heroes Texas ‘I’ve never worked with so many conservatives’: the Texans fighting the Big Bend border wall Residents across party lines say Trump’s proposed wall threatens their homes, livelihoods and wilderness along the Rio Grande
The Guardian typically focuses on environmental and social justice narratives, framing the wall as a threat to wilderness.
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