U.S. hopes killing plants will reduce smuggling
If successful, the $2.1 million pilot project could later be duplicated along as many as 130 miles of river in the patrol’s Laredo Sector, as well as other parts of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Although Border Patrol and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say the chemical is safe for animals, detractors say the experiment is reminiscent of the Vietnam War-era Agent Orange chemical program and raises questions about long-term effects.
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Agent Orange all over again? The propaganda is now focusing on drugs instead of immigration, so weapons of war can be introduced to decimate people, water, plants, and animals on federal assurances that the chemical is harmeless. Agent Orange all over again.