In an ironic twist, July 4th saw anti-immigration protests in Mexico City, where local residents rioted and defaced buildings over the weekend. As described in a New York Times article titled “As a Tourist Influx Makes Prices Soar, Hundreds Protest in Mexico City,” this public outrage reflects the growing difficulty of affording housing in a … Continued
Here in the United States, our population has grown by more than 90 million people since the first World Population Day, from 250 million to 342 million. This growth has been driven primarily by immigration, which reached record levels under the Biden administration and continues at historically high levels today.
September 22nd was World Rivers Day, which is an annual global event that falls on the fourth Sunday of every September. Rivers play a vital role in our lives and the environment, and World Rivers Day serves as a rally cry to safeguard rivers for future generations while preserving the ancient web of life that … Continued
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.
The number of visitors oftentimes exceeds the carrying capacity of the trails and surrounding vegetation while diminishing the enjoyment of the visitors themselves. The days of securing big tracts of untrammeled and densely vegetated upland for national parks, like Yellowstone and Yosemite, are fading away.
The federal and state governments have taken a short-sighted (albeit well-intentioned) approach to illegal immigration. Incentivized by America’s “open-border” policies, millions of migrants have descended upon communities throughout our nation. But it didn’t take long for emergency shelters, social services, schools, and taxpayers to become overwhelmed. With no real options left, more and more state … Continued
Almost a third of land in America is affected by desertification, the process by which fertile land becomes desert.
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%).
Even before the migrant surge, back in 2017, the Urban Institute found that while inflows of immigrants caused a significant increase in home prices and rents in big cities, the areas surrounding those cities experienced even more cost inflation. This in turn drives both densification within our cities plus sprawling growth well beyond.
