Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher raised a question that’s on our minds a lot: when it comes to U.S. immigration policy, how many new immigrant admissions is too many? Watch what Maher had to say about President Biden’s latest border-related executive order.

Immigration has reached unprecedented highs under President Biden, mostly due to a sharp increase in illegal immigration.

Despite months of claiming that the President couldn’t act to secure the border without congressional support, the President’s proclamation sets a threshold for using that authority which would normalize crisis-level illegal immigration. Using 8 USC 1182(f), a power the President has had this whole time, the border proclamation would suspend entry when there is a daily average of 2,500 illegal encounters. Over a year, that’s 912,500 encounters, just shy of our entire legal immigration system.

This is not sustainable! I'm Rob Harding with Jeremy Beck. Welcome to the Sustainable Immigration Newsletter.

Reducing legal immigration; and

Stopping illegal immigration.

A CBS News poll reveals that 62% of Americans (nearly 2 in 3) favor a national program to deport all “undocumented immigrants.” Nine out of ten Republicans support that statement, and 60% of Independents and 38% of Democrats agree. Our action team has the details.

In May we observed Endangered Species Day and International Day for Biological Diversity.

It’s recognized that urban sprawl is the leading cause of land modification in America, resulting in a relentless loss of wildlife habitat in natural and agricultural areas. Our sprawl studies reveal that a majority of America’s habitat-destroying sprawl is related to population growth, with federal immigration policy projected to drive nearly all future population growth.

Let’s face it: efforts to conserve nature in America continue to be undermined by Congress’ unsustainable immigration policies. Take action now to reduce immigration.

Scientific Director Leon Kolankiewicz was featured in The Richmond Observer discussing the findings of NumbersUSA’s report on sprawl in North Carolina.

In response to recent poll results showing that 81% of residents want the state’s population growth to slow down or stop completely, Kolankiewicz wrote:

“This isn’t a lack of Southern hospitality. It’s due to residents’ desire to preserve their state’s natural beauty and open spaces. Urban sprawl contributes to a host of negative environmental impacts, including air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and deforestation — not to mention overcrowded roadways, schools, and parks.”

Americans who desire more open space have science-supported reasons for asking Congress to address sprawl at its primary source: federal immigration policy. Tell your representatives in Congress what you want.

Growth pressures threatening Greater Yellowstone

Leon with Yvette Converse, Chief of Science and Resource Management, Signal Mountain

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is unique, with Yellowstone National Park at its core. Scientific Director Leon Kolankiewicz visited Greater Yellowstone for a site visit as part of NumbersUSA’s forthcoming study on the threat posed by urban sprawl to this still-wild region often described as the American Serengeti. Read about Leon’s experience here.

In September, Leon will represent NumbersUSA in Big Sky, Montana to present the findings of our Greater Yellowstone sprawl study at the 16th Biennial Scientific Conference on the GYE.

Idaho has four counties that reside squarely within the GYE. The Gem State’s portion of Greater Yellowstone extends from public lands southeast of Pocatello to northern portions of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Bureau of Land Management tracts stretching from the Centennial Valley to the outskirts of West Yellowstone, Montana. Geographically, it represents a vital linkage zone for wildlife moving between Greater Yellowstone, the High Divide Ecosystem and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem along the US border with Canada.

Our Idaho sprawl study was featured in the Yellowstonian, unpacking the challenges of sprawl in a state where most residents have had enough. Read more here.

Immigration is making housing more expensive

Fewer than half of American renters expect to ever own a home.

Consider this as immigration (legal and illegal) adds another Los Angeles worth of people every year: Every immigration inflow equal to 1 percent of a city's population is associated with a 1 percent increase in average rents and housing; and a 1.6 percent rise in rents and a 9.6 percent rise in home prices in surrounding metropolitan areas.

Individuals without a foothold in the market already find it progressively more difficult to gain one.

President Biden’s executive order, like the Senate proposal it was based on, actually facilitates illegal immigration to the tune of several hundred thousand every year. Click here to oppose that plan, as well as link to Henry Barbaro’s article.

Schools overwhelmed by border crisis