Environmental journalist Roy Beck has produced a truly worthwhile gem of a book for anyone wishing to learn more about population growth and immigration or for anyone planning to debate the issues.
I participated recently in a round table organized by the Commission on Immigration Reform and was asked to make a brief list of suggestions for its attention. Here is that list.
Clinton on Population, Part 2: Waiting for Al An NPG Forum Paper By Lindsey Grant February 1995 Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version Tom Lehrer used to sing a song about Vice President Hubert Humphrey: “Whatever became of Hubert? … Are you sad? are you cross? are you gathering moss? … Oh, Hubert what happened to you?” (My …
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.
We at NPG believe our members should know about this book.
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.