Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version An NPG Forum Paper by Edwin S. Rubenstein EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, the nation paused to consider the impact of human activity on the global environment. The greatest threat – as seen that day – was the prospect that future generations would run out of …
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Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version THE IMPACT OF REFUGEES ON THE SIZE AND SECURITY OF THE U.S. POPULATION An NPG Forum Paper by Edwin S. Rubenstein Since the end of World War II, the United States has provided a safe haven for many oppressed peoples. The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 – the first refugee legislation enacted …
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We are a nation of immigrants: except for American Indians, we or our ancestors left other countries for a better life in the United States. For much of our history, immigration was good for the economy. Compared to Europe, the U.S. was well endowed with land and capital but relatively short of labor. By populating the frontier, increasing the size of the market economy, and adding valuable skills and expertise to the native workforce, successive waves of foreign workers enhanced the living standards of earlier immigrants as well as their U.S.-born children…
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Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version IMMIGRATION DRIVES U.S. POPULATION GROWTH by Edwin S. Rubenstein U.S. population, 322 million by late 2015, is growing by over 2.5 million per year. According to one study, the country can sustain a population of only 200 million, and that’s only if we cut energy consumption by half. The key to population …
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