(Mission, TX) – For the last four years, the National Butterfly Center has been a vocal critic of border wall scams promoted by Former President Trump and his surrogate, Steve Bannon. Unfortunately, Governor Greg Abbott has foolishly decided to adopt their signature campaign platform.

“In a desperate attempt to deflect from his on-going failures to protect the people of Texas from an array of ills, it appears Gov. Abbott has turned to the myth of invasion from Mexico, of criminal immigrants and lawlessness on the southern border to buoy his own political ambitions,” states Marianna Trevino Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center. “Too bad for him the good people of this great state have long memories.

“From the banks of the Rio Grande River, in Hidalgo County, Texas, we reject and deny, without reservation, the false claims Governor Abbott has made about our community—about all communities on the border—as well as his claim to care about residents of la frontera,” continued Wright. “Moreover, as long our property and that of our neighbors remain in the crosshairs of conniving government officials, we will not cease to shine a light on the trite border wall scam and advocate for border security initiatives that represent more than opportunistic grifts and delusional fantasies.”

As a border landowner, the center has fought the destruction and seizure of private and public lands for border wall that cannot keep anyone or anything out of the United States because the barrier is built so far inland—often more than one mile—from the actual border. They have also opposed the waiver of laws for border wall construction, waste of taxpayer monies and lack of transparency in the former president’s corrupt pursuit of his “Build the Wall” con.

At present, the center’s parent organization, the North American Butterfly Association, is a plaintiff against the Department of Homeland Security for violating Fifth Amendment protections and We Build the Wall, Inc., Fisher Sand & Gravel and Neuhaus & Sons, for their illegal acts that will result in property damage and loss to the nonprofit organization.

To learn more about the National Butterfly Center, and how you can support our good work, visit www.nationalbutterflycenter.org. Your annual membership and charitable gifts impact the beauty of our community and help preserve the biologically diverse, natural treasures of deep South Texas.

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The National Butterfly Center is committed to ‘Growing Connections’ between people, plants, and the winged wonders that pollinate and propagate all that grows around us. We do this through educational and environmental initiatives that cultivate meaningful understanding of the processes that create sustainable ecosystems. The Center is open to the public, for visitors and members, seven days/week.