IMMIGRATION, WORLD POVERTY AND GUMBALLS - UPDATED 2010
sustainability
Rapid Population Growth Leads to Controversial Redistricting of Howard County, MD Schools
Howard County, Maryland is growing fast, and immigration is part of the reasons why. This is leading to the overcrowding of public schools in the county, leading to a redistricting plan unpopular with many residents there.
Reducing traffic emissions won't get any easier with 400 million Americans
A New York Times report has sparked a national discussion about traffic emissions. To be effective, concerned parties must pay attention to both individual consumption and the number of individual consumers. Inevitably, that will mean challenging Congress' immigration policies.
Congestion Leads to Increased Stress and Strife
The average American's commute has grown to almost an half hour and we now spend nine days a years driving to work. Population growth and poor planning are the causes. The solution offered up by most "experts" is MORE of the same.
Immigration may explain the media's blind spot on population
To acknowledge the elephant in the room, mainstream media will have to venture outside its comfort zone on immigration. The destruction of ecosystems often occurs around heavily populated cities and is closely related to the increase in the number of Americans.
Not Yet a 'Silent Spring,' But a Subdued One
Fewer flocks and feathers grace our skies, forests, coasts, grasslands, and deserts these days. That's not just a coincidence. As human population increases and millions of acres of natural lands and habitats are permanently altered or lost to development, the survival of our avian neighbors is threatened.
Population and Immigration Denialism in the Climate Debate
The Greatest Threat to Wildlife in General and Endangered Species in Particular Is Not Donald Trump's New Rules
How Much Nature Should America Keep?
We lose a football field worth of nature every 30 seconds in the United States. We add an NFL football stadium worth of people every ten days. You don't have to be an environmental scientist or demographer to see the connection. Even with our efforts to reduce our individual footprints, our collective feet are stomping out the natural world beneath us.
Too Many People, Too Little Sand
A Reflection on Earth Overshoot Day: Helping #MoveTheDate for America and the Planet
The United States is in overshoot and will never get out without reducing immigration. The United Nation's latest projections suggest that "the United States is estimated to grow from 329 million people in 2019 to 434 million people by the end of the century, with most of that projected increase owing to migration."
How Much Water is the GDP worth?
With water shortages an increasing concern, we need to measure the true value of perpetual growth.
Wisconsin's Recent Response to Population Growth Ignores Immigration Impact
Wisconsin appears to be on the verge of joining 17 other states that allow motorists to drive on highway shoulders in order to reduce congestion during peak travel times. This "solution" reminds me of the story about the guy who came home to discover that he left the water running in a sink and attacks the problem with a mop and bucket instead of shutting off the water, in this case the "water" being population growth that is 88 percent fueled by immigration.
We continue to tell the story how immigration policy sabotaged the Earth Day dream
For the eighth year, NumbersUSA's top staff is working our big booth at the world's largest Earth Day exhibition at the Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas. While hundreds of environmental groups, corporations, educational institutions and research facilities tell their stories, NumbersUSA reminds attendees about the main reason why the sustainability goals of the first Earth Day in 1970 still haven't been met -- massive population growth forced by congressional immigration policies.
Unsustainable Population Increase
Immigration into the United States fluctuated throughout the 20th century because of varying economic conditions. But the changes made by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 drastically increased the number of immigrants allowed into the United States. The chart below depicts the increase in population per decade during the 20th century with a brief description below of how immigration numbers affected the growth.
Great Britain's Population to Reach 70 Million by 2027; 68% Due to High Immigration Levels
Great Britain's Office for National Statistics has released new information that reveals that the nation's population will exceed 70 million people by the year 2027 and grow to more than 73 million within 25 years. The Office says new immigration and children born to new immigrants will contribute to 68% of the population growth.
Sustainable Immigration (part 2 of 4): The Middle Class
Fully addressing the immigration debate without discussing today's non-traditional immigration numbers and asking whether they are sustainable is impossible. Yet Congress rarely talks about the immigration numbers, partly because the mainstream media does not analyze immigration from a sustainability perspective.
Arizona Website Focuses on Environmental Impact of Illegal Immigration
A new website established by the state of Arizona focuses on the environmental damage that is caused by illegal immigration. According to the new website, http://azbordertrash.gov/index.html, more than 2,000 tons of garbage are left in Southern Arizona due to illegal border crossings.
Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs - Updated 2010
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Global humanitarian reasons for current U.S. immigration are tested in this updated version of Roy Beck's colorful presentation of data from the World Bank and U.S. Census Bureau. The 1996 version has been one of the most viewed policy presentations on the internet.
Presented by author/journalist Roy Beck
DISTRIBUTE EARTH DAY REPORT CARDS (who in Congress works against sustainability?)
Take a look at our special Earth Day Report Cards, with grades for all 535 Members of Congress. On this 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, a lot of politicians will claim to be champions of environmental sustainability. But many of them are actually champions of high immigration which is driving a U.S. population explosion that experts have said makes environmental sustainability impossible to achieve. Come look at those grades . . .
GREENSPACE VIDEO ON EARTH DAY CRISIS -- When do we stop allowing immigration to destroy a million acres a year?
No, I'm not suggesting that immigrants deliberately or inadvertently destroy more green space than U.S.-born residents. In fact, each immigrant on average destroys a bit less. But the numbers of immigrants (4 times the traditional average) are resulting in the clearing, scraping and developing of nearly a million additional acres of natural habitat and farmland every year. Is this not a crisis demanding urgent attention on this week of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day?
Our Water Supply, Down the Drain
Droughts make matters worse, but the real problem isn't shrinking water levels. It's population growth. Since California's last major drought ended in 1992, the state's population has surged by a staggering 7 million people. Some 100,000 people move to the Atlanta area every year. Over the next four decades, the country will add 120 million people, the equivalent of one person every 11 seconds.
Parched State Searches for Ways to Expand Water Supply
When California's budget impasse is settled, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have to deal with the state's other big crisis: fresh water.
Gov. Schwarzenegger and other top lawmakers have already drafted plans to attack a severe water shortage in the state, which has suffered a three-year drought.
Gov. Schwarzenegger and other top lawmakers have already drafted plans to attack a severe water shortage in the state, which has suffered a three-year drought.
Major US Cities see Rise in Population
The population of the United States' larger and older cities saw a drastic rise in population with increased immigration levels playing a big role. The country's three largest cities -- New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- all had population increases from mid-2007 to mid-2008. New York's population increased by 53,000 in one year's time.
Hillary Clinton Advisor Claims Earth Faces Overpopulation Despite Birth Dearth
An advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims the Earth faces overpopulation problems even though dozens of nations are seeing too few births to support an aging population. While some nations are following the new 4-2-1 population model Nina Fedoroff claims the planet has too many people.http://www.lifenews.com/int1144.html
