When Rob Harding attended the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) this winter, participating governments had already failed to meet the targets they had set over the previous two decades (ICYMI, North American birds have declined by a third since the first Earth Day, a loss of over one billion birds). After experiencing COP15, Rob expects … Continued

Basic Freedoms Four out of five Americans say the area where they live either has enough people living there, or is already too crowded. In a recent CBS News poll (May 2023), Americans were asked about population density where they live, and whether or not their areas needed more people. Almost a third of Americans … Continued

The rate of visitors to the United States overstaying their visas doubled in 2022, according to newly-released government data. We’ve updated our graphic. By the Numbers Breakdown: 2.1 million migrants have been released (Jan. 2021-March 2023) after crossing the border illegally. Total releases are almost certainly higher, but until the government releases the full data, … Continued

Population growth has its downsides… …at least in Idaho, where The New York Times reports “the population and living costs have surged in recent years.” The surge of people moving in from California and elsewhere has “put new demands on health care, education, and transportation.” NumbersUSA is currently working on a study of urban sprawl … Continued

Proposals to accommodate the worst border crisis America has ever witnessed belong in the realm of science fiction, in a world where limits don’t exist. In reality, the lesson of limits is all around us. Groundwater can take thousands of years to replenish, and Arizona is running out of it. The New York Times reports … Continued

As the border crisis spreads out across American towns and cities, two general approaches have emerged. The first – epitomized by the House-passed H.R. 2 – is prevention: hire legal workers; return or detain inadmissible aliens; grant parole on a case-by-case basis for its intended purposes (such as a medical emergency). The United States Senate … Continued

If America has a responsibility for preserving habitat and biodiversity within our borders, policymakers should look at our latest study, Population Growth and Sprawl in Texas to see how even a state as big as Texas is losing critical habitat. Since population growth drives habitat loss, and immigration policy drives population growth, immigration policy is … Continued

The New York Times‘ rundown of the disintegrating border situation: —- The Looming Expiration of Title 42 A Big Policy Change: For the past three years, the United States has relied on Title 42 to swiftly expel migrants at the southern border. Here’s what the end of the pandemic-era rule means. A Major Uptick: Data … Continued

Over two million people, for each of the last two years, have either been released into the U.S., avoided detection, or overstayed a visa. Most are economic migrants who plan to stay for a while. That doesn’t count the more than one million who receive green cards every year. Four million people reside in the … Continued