From an infrastructure perspective, total wastewater load rises as population increases. The duration of high-flow stress, peak flows during wet weather, and cumulative fatigue on aging pipes all increase, reducing safety margins. As pipes approach — and sometimes exceed — their operating limits, sewer systems become more vulnerable to structural failures.
By Jeremy Beck
With millions of inadmissible aliens remaining in the U.S. from the border crisis alone, it is conceivable that we’ll continue to see negative net migration for the next few years. That could change if interior enforcement or self-deportations decline.
By Jeremy Beck
Within hours of taking office, Virginia’s new Governor, Abigail Spanberger, rescinded her predecessor’s order directing state enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
By Jeremy Beck
The Laken Riley Act became the first bill to address enforcement failures to be passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis since the 2006 Secure Fence Act. Twenty years ago, the bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hilary Clinton (D-NY) Barack Obama (D-IL), and Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY).
Overall environmental conditions in the United States deteriorated in 2025, as the nation continued to add more people to already overburdened ecosystems. As the U.S. population reaches 345 million, the country’s environmental problems increasingly reflect a basic mismatch between human numbers and ecological capacity.
By Joe Jenkins
On December 16, 2005 – twenty years ago today – the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, by a vote of 239-182. The legislation included mandatory use of the E-Verify system (phased in over two years), construction of 700 miles of reinforced border fencing, … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
“This program was created by bureaucrats to evade immigration limits set by law, and it offers employers a tax break to replace American workers with foreign labor,” Banks writes. “The OPT system incentivizes employers to pass over American graduates and hire foreign guest workers, especially in STEM fields — and that’s exactly what has happened.”
By Jeremy Beck
Most Americans would probably prefer a stable system that prevents illegal immigration in the first place and limits these wild fluctuations. To this point, however, Congress has not acted to provide that stability.
An important reason for this affordability has been Pittsburgh’s low rate of international immigration, which has helped stabilize the area’s population and moderated pressure on the housing market. Housing affordability in American cities is strongly correlated with immigration rates and population growth. In New York, San Francisco and Boston, population increases have fueled soaring housing costs, putting homeownership out of reach for most younger residents.
