Stay informed with our latest research, analysis, and conversations exploring the many facets of immigration—and the wide-ranging ways it shapes communities, policy, and life across the United States.
Pioneering primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall passed away last week at the age of 91. She was a champion of chimpanzees, conservation … and population activism.
Illegal border crossings are at historic lows and inadmissible aliens inside the U.S. are returning home in record numbers. But President Trump acknowledged on Friday that his administration’s policies are not permanent. They could be reversed by another administration just as quickly as the Biden Administration reversed those of the first Trump Administration.
In the end, the bill changed both the “which ones” and the “how many.” The discriminatory quotas were abolished, but immigration numbers almost immediately doubled. Decades of declining inequality, an expanding middle class, and shrinking racial wealth gaps were halted and reversed.
Some of the arguments are a matter of semantics, such as whether or not one considers the millions of inadmissible aliens mass paroled into the country by the Biden Administration as legal or illegal.
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.
On September 26th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien in Des Moines, Iowa. The man had an existing final order of removal, no work authorization, and a criminal history. This wouldn’t be news on its own, but the man was working as the Superintendent for the largest school district in Iowa at the time of his … Continued
Congress should reintroduce and pass H.R. 2 from the previous Congress to secure the border – and the workplace – forever. Without E-Verify, the crushing burden of reversing the worst border crisis in history falls on ICE alone. With E-Verify, the jobs magnet disappears, and people who came illegally lose their biggest reason to remain here.
Even better would be for Congress to pass legislation to replace the H-1B lottery with a system where visas are awarded based on employers’ willingness to pay the highest wages. NumbersUSA’s Great Solutions bill S. 2821, the American Tech Workforce Act, would do just that. Visit our Action Board to ask your Senators and Congressional Representative to co-sponsor this pro-worker legislation.
Two thirds of Arizona’s population growth between 1982 and 2017 was due to immigration into the state, both internationally and from Californians fleeing crowding and the high the cost of living.
The previous Congress had an opportunity to stop the crisis in its tracks and prevent it from happening again. They missed their shot. This Congress must not make the same mistake.
The Optional Practical Training (OPT) and H-1B programs are designed to DISPLACE Americans and EXPLOIT foreign guest workers. Prominent voices across the political spectrum have acknowledged this, from Vice President Vance and Gov. DeSantis to Sen. Bernie Sanders, who wrote this in January:
With human demands on nature continuing to increase, the future looks grim for America’s butterflies, and for our nation’s biodiversity in general. According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. population is on track to soar to 385 million by 2060, with immigration accounting for almost 90% of that growth. Increased human numbers will drive more and more species off the landscape and toward extinction.
The United States is still home to a rich heritage of biodiversity, including a stunning array of unique and beautiful butterflies. If we hope to bequeath this legacy to our children and grandchildren, Congressional leaders will need to reduce America’s primary, yet discretionary, source of population growth — mass immigration.
Although I did not know Charlie Kirk, I met him once in the summer of 2019. Through the kindness of a mutual donor, I was seated with Charlie at the head table at a Turning Point USA dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Charlie, at that time only 25 years old, struck me as a hyperfocused, serious … Continued
These programs bypass domestic workers and exploit foreigners who work for less. As the headlines make clear, there is no shortage of American STEM talent. So why is our government filling hundreds of thousands of jobs with guest workers?
Will Colorado politicians continue to support open borders and sanctuary policies, and will Colorado voters support them? Or will the pendulum swing back toward enforcement of our immigration laws and reasonable immigration numbers? Let’s hope it’s the latter
It seems reasonable to evaluate the environmental impacts of substantial projects like Alligator Alcatraz — and it’s the law. But a glaring question remains. Why require EIS review of a single immigration holding facility, even a really big one, but not the immigration policies that bring tens of millions of people into our country every decade?
A response to Travis Claybrooks’s op-ed, “Why Black America can’t be silent on ICE arrests and deportations” in the publication The Tennessean In his May 21st, 2025 opinion editorial for the The Tennessean, Travis Claybrooks tries to paint a portrait of fear and abuse from ICE toward illegal aliens, and encourages Black Americans not to “feel the pull to … Continued
The Department of Homeland Security issued a proposed new rule to regulate foreign students and exchange visitors, limiting the time they are allowed to stay in the United States. These measures will help reduce visa overstays and ensure that students are complying with the terms of their visa.
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.
Guest article by John Thompson Democrats and progressives across the country are divided about how to react to the voters’ apparent repudiation of open borders last November. Establishment Democrats prefer comparatively measured opposition, calculating that President Trump will eventually be incapacitated by political scandals, fragmentation of the MAGA coalition, and/or failures in the economy or foreign policy. More militant … Continued
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.
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.
The Trump Administration raided Glenn Valley Foods meatpacking plant in June and arrested 70 people working illegally under stolen identities. The story the owners want to tell (via the New York Times) goes like this: We followed the law; E-Verify doesn’t work; we pay market wages; and the meatpacking industry can’t survive without illegal labor.
Nevada receives the least rainfall and is the driest state in America, yet it has one of the fastest growing populations. So it’s no surprise Nevada is facing critical water supply shortages. As more people move into Nevada’s urban centers, the demand for water has risen sharply. While conservation efforts have slowed the rate of water use per capita, the sheer magnitude of new residents, primarily international migrants, continues to place ominous demands on the state’s water supplies.
The proprietor pleaded “guilty” but all of the customers now have citizen children thanks to an outdated policy, that – among all of the industrialized nations – only the U.S. and Canada continue.
The number of migrants trying to reach the U.S. illegally through Panama’s Darien Gap – one of the most treacherous migrant corridors in the world – has plummeted to levels we haven’t seen since the pandemic.
“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.” “Net migration” is the … Continued
You’ll find a good many politicians echoing DeSantis’ points above, but we grade every Member of Congress on their actions! This is how we know who is truly committed to achieving a better immigration policy.
Not one month after Congress secured an historic investment in immigration enforcement through the One Big Beautiful Bill, Rep. Salazar’s H.R. 4393 would make it HARDER to enforce immigration laws.
Across the country, state legislatures are demonstrating that real, credible immigration enforcement is not only possible but also popular, lawful, and urgently needed. While Washington often dominates the national conversation, it is the states that are emerging as key players in restoring the rule of law and protecting American communities from the consequences of mass migration. Over this summer, … 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 city that has become … Continued
257 of the 268 Representatives and Senators who voted YES last week for the massive funding to clean up the open-borders mess of the last four years have done little or nothing to advance 6 other bills that are essential GREAT SOLUTIONS to major immigration problems that remain.
Democratic post-election analysis identified immigration – both the border crisis and overall levels – as the decisive issue in the 2024 presidential election. It remains President Trump’s most popular issue and one of the Democratic party’s greatest liabilities.
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 America’s population by the … Continued
NumbersUSA has educated and rallied millions of voters since 1996 around immigration policies to reduce both illegal and legal immigration levels to protect America’s wage-earners, natural habitats, and local communities. Today the House passed H.R. 1 “the One Big Beautiful Bill” by vote of 218-214 and it’s now on the way to President Trump’s desk for signing. This legislation … 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 iconic Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. … Continued
The final text of the budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) includes $170 BILLION for immigration enforcement, including: Over $130 billion in border and detention funding from the Homeland Security Committee Provisions include: Over $40 billion from the Judiciary Committee Provisions include: An additional $1 BILLION for border security from the Armed Services Committee The Senate provisions are similar to … Continued
The number of people remaining in the U.S. illegally is declining rapidly; hundreds of thousands are leaving on their own; the government is no longer releasing people into the country who shouldn’t be; and wages are starting to rise. Congress can keep these trends going by fully funding immigration enforcement. Congress can make these trends more permanent (and less disruptive) by passing mandatory E-Verify.
“Immigration needs to move from an issue that progressives avoid to one that they seek to own,” says Claire Ainsley of Britain’s Labour Party,. “If handled well, it can be a catalyst for putting national community and citizenship at the center of a new progressive politics. There is an even bigger prize to win than beating back the populist right. It is the chance to emerge from the failures of modern globalism and forge strong, self-confident and socially cohesive nations.”
It does not take a degree in economics to understand that when illegal aliens are removed from the payroll, companies have no choice but to look to the local, legal workforce to fill those positions. In a time when too many Americans are still struggling to find stable employment, ensuring that job openings go to those lawfully present in the country is the right and just course of action; restoring fair competition and increasing the value of lawful labor in the job market.
Until the 2021-2025 border crisis, the majority of illegal immigration in recent years started as legal immigration. The terror attack in Boulder, Colorado this week reminds us of this weakness in our system. The suspect arrived in the U.S. legally in 2022, on a tourist visa. That year, 850,000 people overstayed their visas – almost as many people as … Continued
To earn a 100%, a member of Congress must go beyond voting the right way when bills come to the floor; they must be proactive throughout the legislative process and co-sponsor bills in all six of our Great Immigration Solutions categories.
CNN’s pollster Henry Enten was emphatic this week: “More so than any other group that I could find, the group of voters that became more hawkish on immigration were, in fact, immigrants themselves; immigrants who were registered to vote in this country.”
The Trump administration is ramping up immigration enforcement in the workplace, and people are rioting in the streets. ICE is reporting a record number of arrests in a single day (2,300) Detention facilities are running out of space. The fate of immigration enforcement after the worst border crisis in history is now in the hands of the Senate, which is considering the “One Big Beautiful” Reconciliation bill, including $150 Billion in immigration funding.
by Henry Barbaro There are countless pundits and politicians who proclaim that America’s population must grow, grow, grow. Otherwise, our economy will crash (e.g., not enough workers), and there won’t be enough people to support the elderly (e.g., pay into Social Security), join the military, pay taxes, or to keep housing values from falling. Census data show that America’s … Continued
Gov. Ayotte signed into law two immigration bills that NumbersUSA advocates have been pressuring state legislators to pass. One measure ensures that any state, county, or local law enforcement agency may enter into a 287(g) agreement with ICE if it so chooses. The second bill prohibits state and local entities and law enforcement agencies from participating in any sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
President Trump’s NumbersUSA-endorsed pick to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told the Senate Judiciary Committee this week that he would like to “remove the ability for employment authorisations for F-1 students beyond the time they are in school.” Specifically, Edlow called the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) a “misapplication of the law”. Ending the OPT program is … Continued
Routine immigration enforcement remains the Trump Administration’s most popular policy. The question now is: will Congress provide the funds necessary to meet Barbara Jordan’s credible immigration yardstick: “Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new campaign with a message to business owners: “You know you’re not supposed to hire illegal aliens. We’re enforcing the law across the board — all businesses in all industries.”
With Pope Leo XIV’s views on U.S. immigration policy subject to recent public interest, we are reposting these in hope that they will contribute to the public understanding of different approaches to a humane policy.
Biden rolled back Trump’s policies; Trump rolled back Biden’s; a future administration can roll back Trump’s again. Trump ended Biden’s programs to parole inadmissible aliens into the country on day one. But Congress will have to permanently close that loophole through legislation like the Secure the Border Act that passed the House in the last Congress but was never taken up by the Senate.
The Nuclear Family Priority Act to end extended-family chain migration has been introduced in both the House (H.R. 2705) and Senate (S. 1328) by Rep. Elijah Crane and Sen. Jim Banks, respectively. This is the first time since 2020 that the Senate has introduced a bill to end chain migration. The Nuclear Family Priority Act would do more than … Continued
Many an administration has declared that they can’t do more to require inadmissible aliens to leave because they lack the detention space. Few of those administrations, however, asked Congress to adequately fund detention.
by Henry Barbaro One of the four pillars upon which NumbersUSA was built is the recommendations of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, established by President Bill Clinton in 1993. In the executive summary of its final report, the Council stated that “reducing immigration levels is a necessary part of population stabilization and the drive toward sustainability.” But what … Continued
The worst border crisis in U.S. history overwhelmed schools, broke the asylum system, displaced vulnerable Americans, killed a record number of migrants, swamped local budgets, diluted Democracy, strained natural resources, exacerbated housing prices, drove working-age Americans to the economic sidelines, and created a new era of forced and child labor not seen since the 19th century. Most Americans believe this was deliberate.
More Americans support President Trump’s policy to deport people in the country illegally than any other issue. 58% of all Americans support President Trump’s policy to “deport immigration illegally in the U.S.,” according to a CBS / YouGov poll. The administration needs funding to continue to enforce the law. The budget resolution vote this week is crucial to provide the needed funding to secure the border and deport illegal aliens.
Representatives of both political parties took part in the fly-in event and vowed to work with their colleagues to make sure illegal workers keep their jobs. None offered a word of concern for legal workers.
On Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced S. 1151, the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act, to identify unauthorized workers and illegal aliens engaged in identity fraud and theft. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.
On Tuesday, March 25, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act (H.R. 2315) that would end the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) that gives U.S. employers a discount for NOT hiring American workers. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.
The problem for the Democratic Party, in Leonhardt’s view, is that while corporations often push for higher immigration in order to lower wages, immigration expansionist advocates take a moralistic view that’s devoid of nuance: “The advocates’ position, in essence, was: More is good, and less is racist. Voters disagreed, and they rebelled.”
Vice President J.D. Vance told a gathering of leaders from the tech industry this week that the Trump administration was fundamentally committed to getting America off of its addiction to cheap foreign labor.
by Karen Shragg Dedicated to the living memory of the ever-wise Dr. Al Bartlett, physics professor University of Colorado Boulder. Math is exactly what the late great physics professor Al Bartlett tried to warn us about. From a laundry list of things he could have chosen, including our propensity for war, he said that the greatest human failing was … Continued
“If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the cost of homes, you are going to have a large and, frankly, completely preventable spike in the demand for housing. And that is what we, of course, have seen. Because while we made it a little bit hard to build homes in this country over the last four years, we’ve also, unfortunately, made it way too easy for people to compete against American citizens for the precious homes that are in our country to begin with.”
In his tour-de-force article for Compact Magazine, H-1B watchdog Professor Norman Matloff rips the cover story off of the sorded H-1B narrative history, stating plainly: “The H-1B program was deliberately set up to hire younger, cheaper foreign workers in lieu of older, more expensive Americans.”
The final reckoning of the Biden Administration’s immigration and enforcement policies has yet to come, but the 2021-2025 era was clearly historic. Biden’s border crisis is over, but the fallout will be with us for years.
National Public Radio’s annotated “fact check” of Trump’s address to Congress last week included this gem: “Increased immigration — both legal and illegal — has helped to grow the labor force in recent years. It has allowed employers to keep adding jobs at a rapid clip without putting much upward pressure on prices”.
At the current rate of deportations, the government would need two dozen years to clear the 2021-2025 border crisis. The best way to boost enforcement is to take away people’s ability to work illegally.
In his article for UnHeard, “The progressive case for Trump’s deportations,” Juan David Rojas says Democrats should follow the advice of the late Democratic icon Barbara Jordan, who said “For the [immigration] system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process”. But Rojas also offers another approach that is necessary to a credible immigration … Continued
The 287(g) program allows state and local police to identify illegal aliens during the course of their daily duties. 287(g) gets its name from Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act that designates that authority. Congress added Section 287(g) as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996. The program was mostly unused until after the terrorist attacks … Continued
According to a new Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the January 2025 household survey, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The long-term increase in men not in the labor force is linked to profound social problems,” writes Dr. Steven A. Camarota, “such as crime and overdose deaths. Addressing this deterioration is challenging, but bringing in so many … Continued
On February 7, 2025, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina revealed the Senate’s FY2025 Budget Resolution that previews the immigration provisions we might see in the upcoming “Reconciliation” process to pass budget-related reforms. Reconciliation gives the House a chance to put together a package that can pass through the Senate with a simple majority (as opposed to the usual … Continued
by Henry Barbaro Like many countries throughout the world, America is experiencing a “biodiversity crisis.” According to the U.S. EPA, over 1,300 of America’s plant and animal species are endangered or threatened. As described in the 2023 report by NatureServe, “Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition,” 34% of plants and 40% of animals are at risk of extinction, and 41% … Continued
International audiences who follow American media are aware that under President Joe Biden, “unprecedented migration” to the United States occurred. The term migration is wholly appropriate here in the sense that millions of people from around the world crossed the U.S. border. However, under U.S. law, these migrants were overwhelmingly inadmissible aliens – an alien defined as a non-citizen … Continued
“…the bill before you in no way significantly increases the basic numbers of immigrants to be permitted entry. We are not talking about increased immigration…” Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Celler (D-NY), one of the principal authors of the “Hart-Celler” Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, promising to keep immigration levels to under 300,000 per year. “The last thing we need is to say we’re going to stop immediately the access … Continued
The inauguration came and went with all the pomp and circumstance we all expected. People celebrated with elegant balls and took treks through the freezing cold to a packed Verizon Center. I braved the winter blast to network with people at the Heritage Foundation, NumbersUSA, and the Legacy Ball. I marvelled at the many executive orders that were signed … Continued
Adapted from a January 22, 2025 newsletter from NumbersUSA Co-CEOs Anne Manetas and Roy Beck THIS REALLY IS A BIG DEAL.We have to go back to the Secure The Fence Act of 2006 to find the kind of bipartisan support for a new law to address enforcement failures. Back then, bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), … Continued
President Trump signed a bevy of immigration-related executive orders on his first day in office. We’ll have more to tell you about these orders in the days ahead. You’ll see in our short explanations below that Trump’s first actions focus on ending what NumbersUSA Co-CEO Roy Beck calls “the federal government’s recent practice of the wholesale flooding of labor … Continued
The Biden-Harris approach to immigration was to ignore the numbers and focus on making an “orderly” system. Their approach to illegal immigration was to make as much of it “legal” as they could. Even in a large country such as the U.S., that approach was doomed to failure. “Of course, it’s important to have laws obeyed and all applicants … Continued
Rep. Ken Calvert has introduced the first “Great Immigration Solution” bill in the House, H.R. 251, the Legal Workforce Act. This bill would fulfill one of the Jordan Commission’s key recommendations by permanently reauthorizing E-Verify and phasing in its mandatory use. Rep. Calvert is a stalwart champion of strengthening interior enforcement. His career in the House spans four decades and he has earned … Continued
Barbara Jordan died twenty-eight years ago on this day, January 17th. Her last act of public service to the national community that she loved was to lead the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. At the time of her death, she was on the cusp of ushering in a new golden age of immigration. Her vision would honor the … Continued
After four years of the largest wave of immigration in history, voters delivered a decisive immigration election in 2024. The border crisis was the insult to the injury of sixty years of broken promises; promises to set limits; promises to enforce them. Voters’ message to Washington: lower the numbers and make us believe it. If anything, the public’s desire to address immigration … Continued
Before he left office in January 2021, President Trump issued a regulation to end the H-1B visa lottery and replace it with a system that awarded the controversial visas based on salaries (highest to lowest). The aim was to make it harder to use the visa program to bring in entry level workers. H-1B visas are classified under four … Continued
Citizens of other nations can enter the U.S. on a tourist visa (or cross the border illegally), take a weekend vacation, deliver a baby, and the U.S. government will automatically bestow U.S. citizenship on the newborn. When the child turns 18, the whole family becomes eligible for green cards. This is incompatible with the global demand for U.S work … Continued
As is often the case, it’s easy to know what we don’t want. We don’t want to continue the cycle of on-again-off-again enforcement. We don’t want another “one time” amnesty with promises of future enforcement. We don’t want another four years of false debate about whether immigrants or Americans opposed to mass immigration are to be feared or loathed. What do we want? Audacity. We want our leaders to have … Continued
The idea that immigration is a limitless, universal good was soundly rejected. Immigration was a clear difference maker in the election. We are living under a system of broken promises: promises to set limits; promises to enforce those limits. The votes are in. It’s time for Washington to meet those promises. Immigration dominated voters’ minds Exit polls almost universally indicate immigration was the number two or number one issue for voters. Post election analysis … Continued
Adapted from a NumbersUSA newsletter (November 4, 2024) Sixty years ago, a majority of Congress, and the president of the United States, vowed that they would not increase immigration, which was about 300,000 per year at the time. They broke that promise. And Congress has continued to break that promise every year for sixty years. “On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted” The … Continued
Note: NumbersUSA is a nonpartisan organization. We are moderates, conservatives & liberals working together to empower voters to achieve a sensible immigration policy. Immigration cost the Democratic Party dearly this year. Alexander Bolton of The Hill reports: “The final New York Times/Siena College poll of likely voters in the seven battleground states found immigration ranked nearly as highly as abortion as … Continued
President George H. Bush signed the Immigration Act of 1990 into law 34 years ago. The anniversary fell on “Black Friday” this year. The legislation certainly was a steal of a deal for anyone in the market for discount labor. The bill opened up access to the global workforce to an extent not seen since before the Great War. … Continued
Citizens of other nations can enter the U.S. on a tourist visa (or cross the border illegally), take a weekend vacation, deliver a baby, and the U.S. government will automatically bestow U.S. citizenship on the newborn. When the child turns 18, the whole family becomes eligible for green cards. This is incompatible with the global demand for U.S work … Continued
by Henry Barbaro The Convention on Biological Diversity’s 16th “Conference of the Parties” (aka, COP-16) is a global event that took place in Cali, Colombia from October 21 to November 1, 2024. The goal of the bi-annual conference is for governments from around the world to deliberate on the most effective strategies for halting and reversing the alarming loss of … Continued
by Henry Barbaro As America’s hurricane season winds down, it is clear that property damages from coastal storms have been steadily increasing over recent decades, and 2024 was no exception. It is estimated that damages from hurricanes Helene and Milton will likely exceed $50 billion each. “The economic losses are going up because we’re putting more infrastructure and housing … Continued
