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Immigration has driven 75% of U.S. population growth over the last five years, and without changes to policy, the United States is projected to grow by another 20-30 million people over the next decade. That is a conservative estimate given the record levels of illegal immigration that we’ve witnessed since 2021. One can argue that … Continued
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In his August 26 article, “California, We Can’t Go On Like This,” The New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo said that “the nation’s most populous state” was also failing to live sustainably. Readers were quick to point out that Manjoo failed to make the connection between the two. Manjoo, who has written in favor of … Continued
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We are told that reforming immigration policy and combating climate change are two key policy goals of President Obama as he begins his second term. But there is no evidence that the Obama administration sees any connection between them. This despite the fact that the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has identified population growth … Continued
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Some of the most prominent immigration-reduction voices in the country are featured in a new book titled Life on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation. The new book, a collection of essays about the environmental consequences of overpopulation, includes some significant voices for reducing immigration in order to stabilize U.S. population. Many of Life on the Brink’s … Continued
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This is the second of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policy makers should address. Part One: American Workers Part Two: The Middle Class In 1924, encouraged by labor leaders, Congress reduced immigration numbers back toward the historical average of 250,000 per year. After decades of massive population growth, tight labor markets eventually returned and paved … Continued
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It isn’t every day a person gets to sit down and chew the fat with one of their U.S. Senators. So I jumped at the chance to participate in an hour long Q & A session with Michael Bennet, the junior Senator from Colorado, who fielded questions from two dozen environmental activists here in northern … Continued
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Philip Cafaro is an associate professor of philosophy at Colorado State Univeristy. He recounts for NumbersUSA’s audience how he realized the beauty in nature, and then found that immigration-fueled population growth was a major factor behind every major threat to nature. ) I’m an environmental activist, and have been for over twenty years. … Continued
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