By Jeremy Beck
Abolishing ICE would be a radical step toward open borders. Tackling the border crisis with ICE alone is an unsustainable strategy. But these aren’t the only two options. The entire burden of the border crisis cannot be placed on the shoulders of the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We have to take the illegal jobs away to encourage more people to return home on their own.
The Colorado River faces a long-term imbalance between water supply and demand. Conservation can help, but with agriculture already under pressure, limiting future population growth through reduced immigration deserves consideration as a demand-management strategy.
More than 10,000 homes on the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe still lack running water despite long-promised Colorado River water rights. As immigration-driven population growth increases demand across the Southwest, keeping those promises becomes more difficult.
America’s national parks are struggling with increasing congestion and overcrowding. Given that immigration has become the primary driver of U.S. population growth, how much immigration can America sustainably accommodate while preserving the open spaces, recreational opportunities, and quality of life that Americans cherish?
America is investing billions to preserve farmland, yet development pressure continues to grow. Immigration-driven population growth increases demand for housing, making immigration policy an important part of any long-term farmland preservation strategy.
Immigration can strengthen Social Security’s finances in the short term, but relying on continually increasing immigration does not permanently resolve the program’s demographic challenges. This essay explores why sustainable reform should focus on the program itself.
The Colorado River basin faces difficult choices as states negotiate how to share shrinking water supplies. While conservation programs have produced savings, growing demand for water, housing, and infrastructure continues to intensify pressure on the river’s dwindling flows.
The Swiss referendum demonstrated that population growth itself can be a legitimate public policy issue. Across the developed world, governments face growing pressure to balance immigration levels with housing, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability.
The frosted flatwoods salamander is one of America’s most imperiled amphibians. Scientists can breed endangered salamanders in captivity, but long-term recovery depends on preserving habitat. As immigration-driven population growth increases demand for housing and development, protecting that habitat becomes more difficult.
