By Jeremy Beck
Habitat loss is the primary threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Habitat loss is driven by immigration-fueled population growth in the United States. These things are true. You can write them down. You can say them out loud. Look at what is going on in the Southern Appalachians. Carolina Public Press reported last year that “climate … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Every environmental law faces the unrelenting headwinds of immigration-driven population growth. A recent study from Columbia University’s Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology concludes that even with the Endangered Species Act, “most species are not receiving protection until their populations are precariously small.” More than a third of the nation’s plants and animals are … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
“The average American loses 408 days of their life commuting,” according to a new report, “and in many areas, the toll is even higher.” Under recent immigration levels, the U.S. has been adding 2-3 million people per year. Commutes aren’t getting any easier, making immigration policy a basic quality-of-life issue. Contact Congress How many days … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Migrants move to improve their quality of life. This is true of a “Yankee” moving to South Carolina, a Californian moving to Colorado or a Venezuelan coming to the United States. When the numbers get too high, when the demands on infrastructure and resources become too great, the quality of life at those destinations diminishes … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
America’s immigration system is in overshoot. Between overstays and gottaways, we have a million additional people looking for illegal employment opportunities every year. An obvious first step toward establishing a credible, fair, and sustainable immigration policy would be for the House to pass the bi-partisan Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 319). Take Action Immigration-driven population growth … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
New Video! Changing the technologies by which we consume is unlikely to reduce overall impact as long as we continue to increase the number of consumers. The United States has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in the world. Population growth here has a greater impact than in other countries. Unsustainably-high levels of … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The Democrats’ double standard The Democratic Party acknowledges that human population growth endangers biodiversity and threatened species…in other countries. At home, they support immigration policies that accelerate U.S. population growth. Contact Congress In the recently-passed omnibus bill — Congressional Democrats earmarked “not less than $575,000,000” to be “made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
California’s Example In the midst of ongoing drought, the state is facing a stark choice right now: Watch “uncaptured” rain water flow away naturally, or reroute the water for agriculture and cities and extinguish a unique genetic code from the face of the Earth. Delta smelt. The once-abundant species is viewed as a proxy for … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Limits to immigration are necessary to enable us to meet our ecological, environmental, and conservation goals. From a practical standpoint, there is very little difference between having no immigration limits and having unenforced immigration limits. Contact Congress Hundreds of millions of people around the world would like to come to the U.S. and consume like … Continued
