U.S. Population Expected to Double
According to New Census Bureau Report
Immigration is Responsible for Majority of Growth

Your Urgent Action Needed to Stop Mass Immigration

Recently released upwardly-adjusted Census Bureau figures project that U.S. population will double this century, almost entirely due to immigration. According to the Census Bureau’s new projections (which generally prove to be lower than actual estimates), current U.S. population of some 274 million is projected to exceed 400 million by 2050 and reach 571 million by 2100. These projections assume that fertility rates will remain relatively unchanged and that immigration rates will vary over time, the result of which will be close to an additional 300 million people during the next century -- the majority of this growth due to immigration.

This does not have to happen!

Because of Congressionally-mandated mass immigration, over one million immigrants enter the United States every year. As a result, immigration accounted for 70% of U.S. population growth in the Nineties. Such a runaway population growth will destroy our environment, quality of life, and America’s infrastructure, with little left for our children’s future, unless we urge Congress to act.

Enacting a temporary moratorium on immigration in excess of 100,000 a year would provide a time-out from mass immigration. This would allow us to begin to stabilize our population and take a major step toward protecting our environment and quality of life. With your help we can prevent a future of more than 500 million Americans!

TAKE ACTION:

• Urge your Representative to support the Mass Immigration Reduction Act (HR 41), introduced by Representative Bob Stump (R-AZ) with amendments to include an all-inclusive cap of 100,000 a year. This bill seeks to reduce annual immigration from over one million to around 275,000 and currently has 53 cosponsors.

• Write a Letter to the Editor of your local paper and include the recent Census Bureau statistics. Explain how population growth in your area is affecting local problems (such as pollution or traffic) and why we need to stop mass immigration and stabilize population.

• Pass a Population Stabilization Resolution in your community which includes a call for an immigration moratorium. This has already been proven successful. Resolutions suitable for printing are available on this website.

• Support BALANCE’s Moratorium Now! Campaign. Your help is vital to the success of our campaign. In order to generate more grassroots support for an immigration moratorium, it is necessary that we continue to produce educational materials and provide activists the tools they need as we work on a solution, together. Please contribute to this effort.

TAKE ACTION!

In addition to legislative action, there are many ways in which one can help push for an end to population growth. Following are just some examples of how you can get involved and help make a difference in your community.

• U.S. Population Stabilization Resolution Passed by the Aspen, Colorado City Council. Efforts to achieve U.S. population stabilization continue to gain support as the Aspen, Colorado City Council passed unanimously a resolution calling for U.S. population stabilization. Among key components of the resolution was a call for a reduction in annual levels of immigration to less than 175,000. Several members of the ASAP! (Alliance to Stabilize America’s Population) Coalition played integral roles in getting the resolution passed by providing information in support of the resolution to City Council members. Circulate similar resolution in your community and encourage your City Council or local grassroots organization to adopt such a resolution. Resolutions suitable for printing are available on this website.

• Presidential Candidates Address Immigration. Candidates respond on issues of immigration thanks to an education advertising campaign conducted through the joint efforts of BALANCE, AIC, FAIR, Numbers USA, and NPG. The campaign seeks to create a dialogue about mass immigration and encourage Presidential candidates to take a position on mass immigration. As a result, the Presidential candidates were asked and responded to the question, "Should legal immigration be increased, decreased, or maintained?" Attend town hall meeting or write and ask your candidate about mass immigration. For copies of the article, call BALANCE at 800-866-6269.

• Census 2000 set to begin. Among the much anticipated Super Bowl ads was an ad paid for by the Bureau of the Census encouraging participation in the 2000 Census. The first time such an ad has been run during the Super Bowl, Census spokespersons say it was a great opportunity to reach a wide audience at a reduced price. Census 2000 is currently looking for volunteers (some paid) to assist with various aspects of the Census. To get involved call the Census Bureau at 888-325-7733.

• Attention Sierra Club Members: Long time Sierra Club member and population stabilization advocate, Alan Kuper, is a candidate for the Sierra Club Board of Directors in the election in March-April 2000. Members will receive ballots in early March. Alan has been very active in population-environment work for over a decade. Included in his accomplishments, Alan founded Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization (SUSPS) which succeeded in placing on the 1998 Club ballot a referendum which would have required the Club to advocate reduction in immigration to achieve U.S. population stabilization. If you’re a Sierra Club member, be sure to vote!

• Earth Day 2000 (Saturday, April 22) will be the 30^th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s not too soon to start planning. Help make population an issue this Earth Day by supplying activists with information about the deleterious effects of continued population growth on the environment. If you’re planning on attending or hosting an event, contact BALANCE for complimentary copies of publications and data sheets to hand out.