Immigration reform activist Rick Oltman is blasting two environmental groups for asking the Supreme Court to review some congressional waivers aimed at breaking through the red tape of building a border fence.
The Bush administration has announced that it has congressional approval to waive more than 30 environmental and land management laws and regulations in an effort to complete 670 miles of border fence by the end the year, as mandated by the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
Now the Washington Post reports that two environmentalist activist groups, Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club, have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the waiver provisions. The groups claim the fence will have an adverse effect on wildlife, water quality, and vegetation in the area where it will be built.
But Oltman of Californians for Population Stabilization believes these groups are hypocritical, and says they never complain about the environmental damage caused by thousands of illegal aliens entering the country every day.
"This is an army marching through the land that they're afraid to build the fence on, yet not one word. I have been there; I have seen the results. It is a sea of garbage," he describes, "and I don't exaggerate. It is a sea of garbage, and yet not a word from the environmental groups. So pardon me if I am just a little skeptical about the crocodile tears being shed by the environmental groups over the 'damage that a fence can do,'" Oltman contends.
The activist says it is unfortunate that if the Supreme Court agrees to review the waivers, the fence will not get built until the issue is resolved, effectively handing another victory to open-borders advocates.