Defending NPG.Through their letters condemning Negative Population Growth's anti-illegal immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. ad in E Magazine (Advice and Dissent, July/August 2005), three of your readers have displayed their gross ignorance of the immigration issue while putting their stamp of approval on illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. . And, in the process, they have mocked every immigrant who has come here legally. How can these three "environmentalists" say they want to protect this nation's natural beauty and resources while ignoring the damage mass immigration is doing through urban sprawl, traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. ? Does the writer who argued that immigrants come here because of their need for economic opportunity know that millions of our own citizens are also among the world's poor? What about their "search for a better life"? Where is the compassion for these fellow citizens whose jobs have been stolen by millions of illegal workers? Didn't these citizens--years ago, before their unions were broken and employers turned to cheap foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a (many of them illegal)--earn good wages as meat packers, janitors, drywall installers and construction workers? Here's a news flash for the one writer who calls for birth control for the upper and middle class: Decades ago, the American people An American people may be:
adj. 1. Nearsighted; myopic. 2. Lacking foresight. short  sight immigration policy that benefits only greedy businesses and selfish politicians who go after the "immigrant vote" like sharks go after raw meat. Nearly two-thirds of the 94 million people added to our society since the first Earth Day in 1970 is due to immigrants and the birth of their children. Speaking of Earth Day, do these writers know that its founder, the late Gaylord Nelson, advocated for far lower immigration levels as a crucial step toward stabilizing our population? Dave Gorak, Executive Director Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration Lombard, IL |
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