With a total population of 336 million and 435 reps in Congress, the representation-ratio has dropped way down to one rep for every 772,000 people. In a few generations, an individual’s “voice” has become a mere whisper of what it once was.
By Jeremy Beck
Immigration adds 3.5 million people to the U.S. every year (roughly the city of Los Angeles). Sustainable immigration requires: Reducing legal immigration and Stopping illegal immigration. What limits – if any – will the next administration seek? Population Clock NumbersUSA Immigration Clock Since midnight, immigration (legal and illegal) has added this many people today. The Biden administration removed the guardrails at the border. Illegal immigration spiked from all over … Continued
By Rob Harding
Many thanks to my friend Karen Shragg, naturalist and gifted writer, for her meditation on Earth Overshoot. Shragg writes: “As our traffic jams and homelessness increase while our open land for wildlife is doing a deep dive it is time to consider the harsh reality that our country may be expansive, but it is not … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz’s oped, “Texas needn’t choose between protecting the environment and securing the border,” in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:
In a new poll taken by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA, 82% of Nevada’s residents said they wanted the population to grow much more slowly (40%) or not at all (42%).
By Andre Barnes
My trip to Boston was amazing! I gave two presentations, had an OP-ED published, and completed a radio show. I was out in Boston with the movers and shakers, who are pushing back against the open border narratives. I also had an opportunity to meet with a few community members and let them know more … Continued
By Rob Harding
Last month, Scientific Director Leon Kolankiewicz visited the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) as part of NumbersUSA’s forthcoming study on the threat posed by urban sprawl to this still-wild region often described as the American Serengeti. A few dispatches from Leon and others are shared in this post, offering a glimpse into the experience and the … Continued
By Rob Harding
Idaho’s population has grown faster than any other state’s in the past decade. Since 1980, it has doubled, from 940,000 to over 1.9 million today, and this explosive growth is set to continue. By 2060, Idaho is on track to have a population of 2.7 million. Idaho’s population has grown so much because America’s population … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Our North Carolina report continues the secondary-migration theme of our Idaho study. Americans are leaving states with high immigration-driven population growth.
