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Forbidden Words
Environmental language guides may be well-meaning, but they won't stop habitat destruction. A moderated immigration policy, however, would be a necessary (if insufficient) step towards protecting wildlife habitat and corridors.
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What we know from the latest border numbers
Encounters have slightly fallen but the real-world numbers are worse. Parole abuse, asylum fraud, and a wink-wink workplace enforcement system have created a lasting credibility crisis at the border and around the country.
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A well-managed immigration system will serve Americans and wildlife at the same time
An immigration policy that stops stealing wealth from Black Americans would also lessen the destruction of habitat that deprives our own ecosystems of the keystone species that keep them (and us) healthy.
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Immigration policy is traffic policy. Who's driving?
Congress has left immigration-driven population growth on auto-pilot, and American motorists are losing over a year of our lives to increased traffic and congestion. The U.S. has been adding 2-3 million people per year. Commutes aren't getting any easier, making immigration policy a basic quality-of-life issue.
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Migration, Quality of Life & the Municipal Spending Crisis
Texas, Florida, Colorado, and Arizona were overwhelmed last year and started to bus migrants to Washington D.C. and New York. New York declared a state of emergency and is busing migrants to destinations further north, aggravating international relations.
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E-Verify: Facts, Stats, and Florida
The free, online system reduces illegal hiring and presence. Employers like it, voters want it, and in the absence of national legislation, states are looking to take advantage of the tool on their own.
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Immigration Overshoot
To continue on the projected path of immigration-driven demand on a dwindling, life-giving resource would be...something less than wise. Between overstays and gottaways, we have a million additional people looking for illegal employment opportunities every year. An obvious first step toward establishing a credible, fair, and sustainable immigration policy would be for the House to pass the bi-partisan Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 319).
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I=PAT - immigration, emissions, and electric vehicles
Changing the technologies by which we consume is unlikely to reduce overall impact as long as we continue to increase the number of consumers. The United States has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in the world. Population growth here has a greater impact than in other countries. Unsustainably-high levels of legal and illegal immigration undercut any good-faith effort to reduce overall consumption and emissions.
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Americans are dissatisfied with immigration levels
The low-wage immigration strategy isn't paying off for the majority of Americans. Meanwhile, the border crisis continues, despite efforts to make it less visible to the public.
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New York Migrant Busing Crisis Begs the Question: "How Many?"
There are 160 million adults worldwide who want to permanently relocate to the United States today. New York City is buckling under 30,000.