Resources for "A Border Wall in Big Bend?"

See attached a list of references and resources from Melissa Gaskill which she used in her presentation on Thursday, April 2^nd, 2026: "A Border Wall in Big Bend?"

References

https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/104th-congress/house-report/828/1 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-02994/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility Noem’s statement waiving laws for wall construction

https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/smart-wall-map

https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/big-bend-sector-texas

Articles

https://www.newsweek.com/environmental-impact-us-mexico-border-wall-426310

https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2015/apr/ed_2_fauna/

https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/a-barrier-for-south-texas-wildlife/

https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2011.452

https://www.audubon.org/news/possible-border-wall-plans-would-be-devastating-santa-ana-national-wildlife

https://therevelator.org/border-wall-rio-grande/