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Immigration policy is habitat policy
Habitat loss, despite mitigation efforts, is an inevitable result of adding more than 3 million people per year.
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If it can happen in Texas, it can happen anywhere
A weekend of civil discourse and engagement in the state that has arguably experienced the impact of immigration-driven population growth more than any other.
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Immigration issues threaten Biden's climate program
NumbersUSA, a single-issue organization, has no position on Biden's climate plan, but adding 20-30 million more consumers over the next decade won't reduce emissions. His policies are at odds with one another.
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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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Immigration Responsible for 75% of Pop. Growth in Last Five Years
According to a new analysis of Census Bureau data compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies, immigration has been the leading factor in U.S. population growth in recent years due to astronomically high levels of illegal immigration and a slight decline in native birthrates.
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Nurse Alleges "Indentured Servitude" In Legal Immigration System
Maybe you thought indentured servitude and forced labor were only found in the agricultural sector of our immigration system, but now we have a nurse filing a lawsuit and seeking a class action certification against her employer. This employer is Health Care Facility Management which does business as CommuniCare Family of Companies.
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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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Virginia Laundry Businesses Alleged to Have Used Forced Labor in DOJ Indictment
While much of the media and our political leaders spend their time singing the sad song of employers claiming they cannot find anyone to work, the long list of forced labor, discrimination, and stolen wages continues unabated. This time, there is a new Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment of some Virginia laundry companies for forced labor, money laundering (unironically), and other offenses. The forced labor allegations included a previously trafficked child of only 13 who was forced to work nights after school.
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No Apocalyptic Predictions Necessary. The Present is Enough
The loss and destruction of critical habitat needs no Cassandra to prophecy where our current trajectory might lead when we have an abundance of indicators that tell us unequivocally where we are right at this moment. We are responsible for correcting damaging practices within our own borders. That means adopting annual immigration limits.
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Noteworthy Media Coverage in 2022
As the year winds down, we review some of the most noteworthy immigration coverage reported in 2022.