The NPG Journal: Vol. 8, No. 1
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- December 9, 2014
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The NPG Journal: Vol. 8, No. 1
NOTICE! THE NPG JOURNAL HAS A NEW SCHEDULE!
There is little question that population and immigration issues are gaining more prominence in national debate. In an effort to keep you as up-to-date as possible on stories related to these topics ā which are at the heart of the NPG mission ā we are expanding the NPG Journal schedule to weekly email distributions. Sincerely,
Craig Lewis
Executive Vice President, NPG
NPG PRESIDENT DON MANN REACTS TO OBAMA IMMIGRATION EDICT
Below is an excerpt from a new NPG National Press Release: Ā Alexandria, VA (December 2, 2014) ā Negative Population Growth (NPG) President Donald Mann has denounced President Obamaās new plan for unilateral action on immigration. Released on November 20, the new White House plan confers de facto resident status on more than five million illegal aliens now here, assuring future new waves of family reunification and illegal entries. Mann cited a November 6th Forum paper authored by NPG Senior Advisor David Simcox, which stated: āThe 41.3 million foreign-born residents recorded in 2013 is easily the largest number in U.S. history. Americaās role as the world population sink is apparent in these numbers: a nation with only 4.5 percent of the worldās population now accommodates 18 percent of all its immigrants.ā Mann concluded: āAmericaās biggest challenge in the coming decades is to put the brakes on immigration and focus on how we can best reverse population growth. In all, respect for our nationās laws ā rather than scoring political points ā is essential if we are going to craft responsible immigration policies and meet our obligation to leave our children and grandchildren a livable and sustainable future.ā
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Scientific Americanās Mark Fischetti recently brought to light a recent revision by the United Nations that presents shocking projections on world population. Fischetti states that current population stands at 7.2 billion. He then notes: āA few years ago leading calculations had global population peaking at 9 billion by 2070 and then easing to 8.4 billion by 2100.ā He goes on to report: āRecently the U.N. revised these numbers steeply upward: the population is now expected to rise to 9.6 billion by 2050 and continue to 10.9 billion by 2100.ā What changed? The continent of Africa is the focus of the major increase. Adrian Raferty, a statistician at the University of Washington, assessed the revised estimates and says that earlier models āhad anticipated that fertility rates in Africa would drop, but they havenāt.ā The Scientific American graph (above) explains āthe big surpriseā in Africaās spike in population is also assisted by the fact that death rates from AIDS have eased (the current Ebola crisis is not part of this assessment). The graph also indicates that āthe population of Asia will be slightly higher, while that of Latin America will be lower.ā Fischetti ends his report with the statement: āHow the world will feed a few billions more people is the question of the day.ā
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN:
ITāS NOT OVER YET
The influx of young children from Central America illegally crossing our borders may not be making headlines anymore ā but rest assured, it is continuing. Judicial Watch, a national organization that regularly publicizes data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, recently reported: āAs President Obama readies a post-election immigration power play to provide amnesty for millions of illegals, his immigration czar said recently that the border is bracing for another surge of undocumented children, raising this yearās wave across the southern border to some 130,000. Leon Rodriguez, the new director of U.S. Citizen [sic] and Immigration Services, said that the federal government is already working to āprepare for another potential surgeā across the border. āMake no mistake about it: Thereās a direct connection between President Obamaās nullifying of our nationās immigration laws and the breakdown of security along the border. Public safety, health, national security, transparency and the rule of law are all afterthoughts in this administrationās reckless abandonment of immigration enforcement. Obamaās actions run counter to the clear convictions of the electorate.ā NPG calls all concerned Americans to contact their elected officials and make their voice heard: we must embrace and adopt immigration policies which work to slow, halt, and eventually reverse U.S. population growth! For more information, see NPGās 10 Principles for a Responsible U.S. Population Policy.