Prevent the Californication of Idaho: Reduce Immigration
By Rob Harding
Idaho is the fastest growing state by rate. Gem State residents don’t want more unchecked growth, according to new polling data.
By Rob Harding
Idaho is the fastest growing state by rate. Gem State residents don’t want more unchecked growth, according to new polling data.
By Rob Harding
The consequences of our expanding population encroaching on America’s farm and ranch strongholds were on the minds of many attendees at the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention.
Legal and illegal immigration now amount to the rough equivalent of a new Los Angeles every year – a factor in the loss of 60,000 acres of wetlands every year.
The month of January marks the 54th anniversary of when the modern environmental movement started. In the 1970s major environmental protection initiatives became law starting with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires that all federal agencies evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions.
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.
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
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
By Jeremy Beck
Much has been made of how surge in illegal immigration into cities as far from the border as Chicago and New York threaten the fiscal resilience of the receiving cities (Mayor Adams says the migrant crisis will “destroy New York City“), and the impact on resilience doesn’t end there. Extreme weather events in the U.S. … Continued
By Christy Shaw
What is, and where is, the American Dream for you? A dream of a better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank.” John Truslow Adams (JStorDaily.com, 2015) Is it Rural? Urban? Suburban? I offer that it doesn’t matter. “Better, richer, and happier” can happen in all three so long as we … Continued