Houston Floods Worsened by Population Growth

    A recent news story from the Associated Press described how “…the nation’s 4th-largest city is being overwhelmed with more frequent and more destructive floods.” The AP story explains: “The worsening floods aren’t simple acts of nature or just costly local concerns.” NPG has long held that population growth leads to increased development, emissions, and pollution – which has been shown …

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    The Impact of Refugees on the Size and Security of the U.S. Population

    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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    NPG Paper Shows Impact of Refugees on U.S. Population

    NPG Paper Shows Impact of Refugees on U.S. Population New analysis highlights the effect of current refugee policies on America’s population size and security. Download a PDF of this release here. Alexandria, VA (June 8, 2016) – On March 30th, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi attended a one-day, high-level conference on refugees from Syria – where …

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    U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule Soon on White House Executive Amnesty

    Months after announcing it would hear the landmark immigration case United States v. Texas, it is expected that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s controversial DACA and DAPA programs in the weeks ahead. As CNN noted, these programs “…are aimed at allowing millions of undocumented immigrants to apply for programs that could make them …

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    Deputy Director’s Corner

    Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. As I review the headlines on all of the global media networks, I cannot help but see a disturbing trend.  I read story after story of the devastating social, economic, and environmental crises happening all over the world…  and they all have something in common.  …

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    Deputy Director’s Corner
    • May 17, 2016
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    Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. Last month a new study was released by Stanford University biologist Elizabeth Hadly, which details how South America was populated tens of thousands of years ago.  In her report, Hadly compares the rampant population growth of our early ancestors to an “invasive species.”  Using radiocarbon …

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    Deputy Director’s Corner

    Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. Recently, I came across an article on the CNN Money website detailing yet another immigration scam working to increase U.S. population growth. It turns out, there’s a fairly major racket for fake student visas. According to the article: “brokers recruited foreign students to ‘enroll’ and …

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    New NPG Paper Explores Demographic Assault on Fragile Planet

    New NPG Paper Explores Demographic Assault on Fragile Planet Analysis finds the “overwhelming scale” of Earth’s problems comes from resource demands of continued population growth. This NPG national Press Release was picked up by hundreds of media outlets across the country, including:  The Star Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, The Sun News, and local affiliate stations for all …

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    The Scale of Things and Demographic Fatigue

    Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version THE SCALE OF THINGS AND DEMOGRAPHIC FATIGUE An NPG Forum Paper by Walter Youngquist The earth is straining under a demographic assault on a scale never before seen. The overwhelming scale of its problems comes from resource demands of continued population growth, the problem that underlies nearly all other problems. From the …

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