How Does Immigration Impact America’s Environment? Let’s Look at Florida
avatar By Louis Focht December 7, 2021 No Comments
Immigration and the environment are two critical public policy issues facing the nation. They are almost always seen as two completely separate matters, but the two are more deeply related than most people think. According to research conducted by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), large-scale immigration fuels population growth, which has a profound effect on America’s cities, forests, wildlife, farmland, and natural resources.
The report, Florida Struggles to Accommodate Immigration-Fueled Population Growth as its Environmental Impacts Worsen, uses that state as a case study. Florida has experienced tremendous rapid population growth in recent years, reaching nearly 22 million residents in 2021. Not only has Florida become a top destination for Americans to relocate, it has the third largest population of illegal immigrants (and their U.S. born children), at 1.4 million. Only California and Texas have larger populations of illegal aliens. However, urban sprawl has created an unmitigated ecological disaster on the Sunshine State’s most famous wetlands – the Everglades – and even its biodiversity, including the native panther species.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/12/07/immigration-environmental-impact-immigrationreform-com-2/
