Idaho Sprawl Study Coverage

By Jeremy Beck

“Idahoans want less, not more, population growth,” by Leon Kolankiewicz, Idaho State Journal

Senate Immigration Deal Fails to Measure Up Against Barbara Jordan’s Credibility Yardstick

By Jeremy Beck

The Senate’s $118 billion border bill fails to measure up to Barbara Jordan’s simple yardstick to measure credible enforcement. Here are some of the details:

“Worker Shortage” or Employer Preference?

By Jeremy Beck

There is a long history of legislation siding with employers’ preferences for foreign labor over Black Americans. We have the receipts.

NumbersUSA sprawl studies: citations in scholarly literature

By Jeremy Beck

NumbersUSA’s sprawl studies have, for more than two decades, explored the role of population growth in each county in each state and the role of a multiplicity of decisions by government, business, and individuals that increase the average amount of developed land for each person in each county. Our sprawl studies have been cited in scholarly literature over a hundred times in over a dozen languages.

The Four Pillars of NumbersUSA

By Jeremy Beck

In the last act of a rich career of public service, Jordan led the commission through the most thorough examination of the impact of U.S. immigration policies of any federal commission to date.

Immigration Policy and American Wilderness

By Jeremy Beck

America’s intact landscapes comprise 50% or more of the country. We have far more wilderness than most nations. A better immigration policy would go a long way toward protecting this rich resource and heritage.

Border Policy, Housing, Water, and Farms

By Jeremy Beck

Given immigration’s recent and projected contributions to U.S. population growth, immigration policy is an important factor that drives up housing prices and rents. According to a study published by the Urban Institute’s Housing Matters Initiative, immigration causes a significant increase in home prices and rents in the metropolitan areas where migrants settle, and an even … Continued

A Better Border Policy (can it get much worse?)

By Jeremy Beck

FY2023 was the worst year for illegal immigration encounters on record. There are two ways to think about illegal immigration numbers: 1) the number trying to enter illegally; and 2) the number entering illegally. The best metric to gauge the former is the “encounter“. August 2023 encounters were the highest in history at over 300,000; … Continued

Immigration policy, like a river, requires stewardship

By Jeremy Beck

Water and immigration levels are important measures of the health and sustainability of our nation. Both must be managed with care. September 24th was World Rivers Day. Rivers and their freshwater ecosystems are fundamental to thriving civilizations. The U.S. withdraws about 400 billion gallons of water (all sources) a day for all of our uses. … Continued