"Border Lands Conservation Act" courtesy of Mike Lee (R-UT)

[cjjcb]

Doesn't look like much has been said about this on the forum so I thought I'd put this out there.

https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/mike-lees-latest-bill-targets-over-9-5-million-acres-of-wilderness-in-u-s

There's a link to the bill in the posted article. At 16 pages it's a quick read.

Apparently we now possibly have "aliens without lawful immigration status", among other things, crossing into the US from Canada and starting fires in the Mount Baker Wilderness, Stephen Mather Wilderness, Pasayten Wilderness and the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.

I had no idea...

[kentrek]

Never ends

[nwmein199]

They just released a podcast about this.

The politicians want to take all public federal lands within 100 miles of the US/Canada border & US/Mexico borders. Put that land in DHS hands, add surveillance anywhere the please, and turn any road/trail they want into a developed road. ALL FEDERAL LANDS WITH IN 100 MILES OF US BORDERS. That would be all federal land between Wenatchee and the US/Canada border.

Will help with search and rescue efforts according to politicians 

https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/ep-785

[Jonathan_S]

Horse puckey.

[HunterStrait]

I doubt people trashing and setting the woods on fire is the fault of illegal aliens alone, many such cases being losers born on US soil.

Sen Lee is just using the hotly debated topic around illegal immigration to attempt another land grab. Whatever trigger words that gets his supporters and like minded people over this single issue hot and bothered.

[ganghis]

Sen Lee is the worst.  Neither party really has the hearts of common Americans in mind.  A lot of Rs like Lee want to sell everything out to the rich.  "Public land" is just another name for communism in their mind. So pick your poison.

[IdeehoT]

Utah needs to get rid of him, he never stops.

[Alchase]

I doubt people trashing and setting the woods on fire is the fault of illegal aliens alone, many such cases being losers born on US soil.

 

It sure isn't illegal aliens that are trashing the Capitol Forest every year! 

[nwmein199]

How does Mike Lee still have a job?! Why do citizens of Utah keep voting for this clown since 2011!??!?!

https://www.facebook.com/backcountryhunters/posts/sen-mike-lee-just-introduced-the-borderlands-conservation-act-a-bill-that-would-/1218012183692282/

https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/mike-lee-attacks-the-wilderness-act