The evidence is overwhelming that with its present population of over 260 million, the U.S. is already vastly overpopulated in terms of the long-range carrying capacity of its resources and environment.
The Clinton administration is at mid-term, and the political landscape has been changed by the Republican landslide last November.
Washington’s agreement with Castro last fall to increase Cuban immigration to at least 20,000 a year once again sacrifices much needed immigration restraint for foreign policy quick fixes.
Acceptance of Proposition 187 by California voters will undoubtedly lead to an acceleration of name-calling by advocates of continued high levels of immigration.
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The preparations for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) to be held in Cairo, September 5-13, 1994, leave me convinced that the Conference will offer a totally inadequate response to the crisis confronting humanity as a result of the relentless growth of world population.
Given recent budgetary problems, it may be difficult to convince Californians that the drain on public services is not the principal issue in determining how much immigration we can afford.
The final preparatory conference for the Cairo meeting (“PrepCom III”) was held in New York City in April.
Seen from a reasonably detached viewpoint — from Mars, let us say — the arguments for arresting U.S. population growth would seem so compelling as to raise the question “why isn’t it being done.”
The President is launching his effort to reform the welfare system in a society that is undergoing tectonic changes driven by population growth, technology, and international trade arrangements.