New Mexico Wilderness Bill Prompts Border Security Questions In The West

New Mexico Wilderness Bill Prompts Border Security Questions In The West

On July 21, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unanimously approved a bill to designate part of the Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico as wilderness. It was a routine measure -- the committee passes several federal land designation bills each year -- that generated little debate at the time and seemed destined to pass the full Senate without fanfare when it eventually reached the chamber floor.

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