Immigration Changes
Click through this presentation to see the changes in immigration numbers that led to the current record-breaking U.S. population boom.
Introduction

1 - Why have traffic, urban sprawl, destruction of farmland and eco-systems, and school overcrowding gotten worse since 1970?

2 - Who were the more than 80 million people added to the United States since 1970?

3 - How much has annual immigration increased?

4 - What happened during 1966-1989 after Congress changed the law?

5 - In 1990, Congress changed the law again. What has happened since then?

6 - How different would the U.S. present and future be without all the high immigration numbers since 1970?

7 - What is the actual future being forced on Americans by Congress through it's immigration policies?
 

 

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QUESTION: Why have traffic, urban sprawl, destruction of farmland and eco-systems, and school overcrowding gotten worse since 1970?

A: More than 80 million people have been added to U.S. since 1970

This has been an incredible surge, considering that since 1972 Americans have had below-replacement-level fertility.

(Click on any word in the chart to view an explanation.)

question #2

Questions about the illustration above

• Is population growth the sole cause of the worsening traffic, urban sprawl, etc.?
• Why do these charts start at 1970?
• What is below-replacement-level fertility?
• What is the source for the chart?
• What does the blue block on the chart mean?
Additional Information
Visit the Population Media Center to learn more about actions and ideas that focus on the stabilization of human population numbers

 
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