America’s rapid population growth, which spiked during the 2021-2024 border surge, has worsened our nation’s affordable housing crisis. Americans who are looking for a house or apartment are being squeezed by rising housing costs, due to inflation and elevated interest rates. They also face greater competition from a growing number of prospective homeowners and renters, especially in fast-growing urban areas.
The proposed Delta Conveyance project is designed to service 5.2 million people, less than half of California’s immigrant population. If immigration levels had been lower in recent decades, the project would not be necessary.
By Jeremy Beck
Smugglers and cartels will give a discount to migrant groups who have a minor with them because it makes their jobs easier. In some cases, they will even rent children to help customers avoid family detention.
As is true for other vulnerable ecosystems throughout the U.S., Chesapeake Bay would greatly benefit from an end to population growth. With every new resident comes additional infrastructure — roads, homes, parking lots, and commercial development — along with more stormwater runoff and sewage effluent.
“We may be dealing with NEGATIVE NET MIGRATION to the United States in 2025!” exclaimed chief data analyst Harry Enten, in a recent report on CNN. “That would be the first time there is negative net migration in this country in at least 50 years — we’re talking about down from 2.8 million in 2024.” … Continued
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.
Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History, boomed an article in the New York Times last year. Net immigration levels under the Biden administration averaged nearly two and a half million annually. This drove the highest U.S. population growth in decades, according to the Census Bureau, putting us on pace to nearly double … Continued
Editor’s note: this is an edited version of a longer article by Rob Harding and Leon Kolankiewicz. From the Everglades to the Arctic, rampant development and a surging human population threaten America’s protected areas. A recent study from NumbersUSA, Greater Yellowstone: An Ecosystem at Risk, documents this for what has been dubbed “America’s Serengeti”: the … Continued
