8:43 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Environment|Immigration · Comments Off
26 Oct 2006
What do enviromentalism and anti-immigrant racism have in common? Alot actually if you pay close attention to some of the rhetoric coming from immigration and “green” groups. Many organizations tapped into the 300 millionth birth story as an overpopulation issue. Take the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) for example. They sent emails out…
with the subject “300 Million and Counting!” — complete with the obligatory black-and-white photo of a crowded city street at rush hour: Hell is other people. “Can the U.S. sustain this continued increase in its population or will this growth suffocate a once thriving nation?,”
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