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 James Massa
NumbersUSA explains how unprecedented border crossings are impacted by effort of President of Mexico
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 Roy Beck
While government, banking, and societal practices have taken wealth from Black communities before the wealth could grow, federal high-immigration/loose-labor policies have taken wealth from Black communities before it is even earned.
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
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
By Jared Culver
While nurses are overworked and underpaid, the elite remain baffled as to why there is a labor shortage in the profession. The largest strike in the recorded history of the healthcare industry occurred last year. We covered the lawsuit of a foreign nurse alleging indentured servitude before but, now there is a new report on … 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 Jared Culver
The New York Times has another report on the ongoing child labor crisis being fed by the human trafficking calamity at the border. This one focuses on children working at dangerous slaughterhouses. It includes the story of Marcos, a young man brutally injured while working at a poultry plant. Readers will know that the poultry … Continued
