Immigration rally turnout lower than '06

NF Reporter · 05-02-2007, 03:27 AM

AP - Immigration rallies held nationwide Tuesday produced only a fraction of the million-plus protesters who turned out last year, as fear about raids and frustration that the marches haven't pushed Congress to pass reform kept many people at home.

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waltky · 04-28-2008, 01:56 AM

Illegals bad for the environment...

Immigration Is Bad for the Environment
April 22, 2008 - "As Americans commemorate Earth Day on April 22, the country's ecology and resource base continue to be imperiled by mass immigration," says a group that wants the "rule of law" enforced at the nation's borders.

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"More than any other factor, population growth in the United States is adding to the stress on our environment, and nearly all of the nation's projected population growth over the next 40 years will be a direct result of current and future immigration," said the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The group notes that since the first Earth Day in 1970, the U.S. population has grown by more than 100 million people -- "driven by ever increasing levels of immigration." It points to Census Bureau predictions that the current U.S. population of around 300 million will increase to 435 million by 2050.

"It is unrealistic to believe that we can address issues like pollution, urban sprawl, and the depletion of water and other vital resources, while continuing on the population path we have been on over the past several decades," said FAIR President Dan Stein. FAIR was founded in 1979 to address concerns about the role of immigration in U.S. population growth. On Earth Day 2008, the organization is renewing its call for a rollback of "excessive" immigration to the United States -- as well as a "thoughtful consideration" of how immigration policies will affect the long-term environmental health and security of the nation.

Unless the government does something about the ever-increasing levels of immigration, Americans will face a future that holds worsening environmental conditions, dwindling resources, and greater dependence on foreign energy sources, Stein said. "This was not the sort of future envisioned by people like the late Senator Gaylord Nelson who initiated the Earth Day celebration," he added. "As we observe Earth Day, we call upon our nation's leaders to get off the immigration and population growth spiral that can only lead to further environmental degradation."

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waltky · 10-04-2008, 04:56 PM

Granny says, "Dat's good - keep our money inna U.S.A.

Mexicans In U.S. Sending Less Cash Home
Oct. 1, 2008 : 12% Drop In Remittances In August Is The Largest Reduction Since The Bank Of Mexico Started Keeping Track

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Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percent less money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank of Mexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago, the central bank reported on Wednesday. Remittances began dropping early this year, economically stranding many small towns and neighborhoods that live off the stipends. The Bank of Mexico said remittances will likely continue to fall in the coming months because of the "difficult problems the U.S. economy faces."

The bank said remittances in August dropped 12 percent to $1.9 billion. That compares to $2.2 billion in August 2007. Migrants living in the U.S. have sent home $15.5 billion in the first eight months of this year, 4 percent less than the same period the year before. A slowing U.S. economy and stepped up immigration enforcement by the U.S. government, including record deportations and increased border security, are behind the drop. Remittances are Mexico's second-largest source of foreign income, next to oil exports. Nearly all of it comes from the United States, home to 98 percent of Mexicans living abroad. At least 11 million Mexicans live in the United States.

Mexico's economy has largely weathered the global economic crisis, buoyed by a national housing boom and government-funded infrastructure programs. But Treasury Secretary Agustin Carstens said this week that Mexico will still be hit by the global crisis, as tourism drops and continued volatility deflates oil and other commodity prices. He has lowered his annual growth forecast for Mexico to 2.5 percent.

Mexicans In U.S. Sending Less Cash Home, 12% Drop In Remittances In August Is The Largest Reduction Since The Bank Of Mexico Started Keeping Track - CBS News