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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Continue ReadingThe 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.
Continue ReadingGiven 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.
Continue ReadingThe final preparatory conference for the Cairo meeting (“PrepCom III”) was held in New York City in April.
Continue ReadingSeen 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.”
Continue ReadingThe 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.
Continue ReadingThe nation was far more forthright in addressing the issue of population growth a generation ago than it is now.
Continue ReadingClick here for a downloadable, printable PDF version Demography and Health Care Reform An NPG Forum Paper by Lindsey Grant October 1993 The President’s proposal for a national Health Security Act must deal with an aging population structure, problems involving immigration, fertility, AIDS and perhaps other plagues, and a changing labor force. Those issues will affect the proposal in ways …
Continue ReadingFor the time being, the United States and much of the industrial world have achieved very high agricultural production and low food costs on the basis of extremely intensive use of fossil energy.
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