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Add Ecuador to a growing list of South American countries beginning to close or significantly restrict mass migration spilling over their borders, a tragic consequence of the chaos and corruption that has plunged over 90% of Venezuela’s population into poverty. It is estimated that by the end of this year, over 5 million Venezuelens will … Continued
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In some ways, NumbersUSA is the Organization That Gumballs Built (see the Gumballs Video that launched us in 1996). So it is fitting that we are flying our gumball colors high in the world’s largest Earth Day expo here at the Texas State Fairgrounds with our 7-foot-tall gumball machine. As an organization with “numbers” in our name, … Continued
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The economist Kenneth Boulding, the environmental adviser to President Kennedy, once famously said, “Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad – or an economist.” This is the fourth of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policymakers should address. Part One: American Workers Part Two: The Middle … Continued
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Take a look at our special Earth Day Report Cards, with grades for all 535 Members of Congress. On this 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, a lot of politicians will claim to be champions of environmental sustainability. But many of them are actually champions of high immigration which is driving a U.S. population explosion that … Continued
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No, I’m not suggesting that immigrants deliberately or inadvertently destroy more green space than U.S.-born residents. In fact, each immigrant on average destroys less than the average American. But the numbers of immigrants (4 times the traditional average) are resulting in the clearing, scraping and developing of nearly a million additional acres of natural habitat … Continued
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