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| Deregulation of polluting industries. Fossil fuel subsidies. Drilling and mining public lands. A wildlife-killing border wall. Immigration doesn’t cause climate change, but all of these things do. Despite the many immigrants helping to lead the fight against climate change, right-wing pundits, policymakers, and political operatives have fiercely and furiously blamed immigrants for the degradation and decline of nature in the United States. This so-called “greening of hate” is a common refrain in a range of conservative and white supremacist arguments, including those of Ann Coulter, Fox News host Tucker Carlson, neo-Nazi Richard Spencer, and the manifestos of more than one mass shooter. This extremist movement is small but organized, backed by many prominent and well-funded anti-immigration groups and activists. The truth is that communities of color—to which most immigrants and second-generation Americans belong—are the most concerned about the environment and support policies to protect it. Studies show that immigrants live more environmentally sustainable lifestyles than native-born Americans—so much so that immigrant density is associated with lower carbon emissions. Modern environmentalism is stronger because of its diversity. We must focus on the root causes of human displacement and migration—including those rooted in nature destruction and climate change. And the Biden administration must focus on establishing a working legal immigration system, asylum process, and pathway to citizenship—all of which will benefit the U.S. environmental movement. Read more about the hateful policies that hurt immigrants and the conservation movement. |
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They are working in hospitals and doctors’ offices, at every stage of the food supply chain, physically maintaining and expanding the country’s infrastructure, caring for our loved ones, and more. In short, undocumented workers touch nearly every sector of the U.S. economy and society. These workers and sectors are vitally important to both the U.S. response to the pandemic and its recovery from the resulting economic devastation, and they cannot be jeopardized. The Biden administration and the new Congress must pass protections for these critical workers, including by putting them and their families on a pathway to citizenship. Check out our fact sheets on the contributions of undocumented immigrants to the construction, food supply chain, health care, and home care sectors of the economy. |
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