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Immigration and Drought

Water shortages, which used to be limited to the dry western states, now plague just about the entire United States. Even regions that once seemed to have limitless supplies of water are facing predictions of shortages and imposing water restrictions on residents.

In "Immigration and Drought", Bonnie Erbe asks “Here in the United States, the doubling of the U.S. population during the past five decades - driven largely by massive legal and illegal immigration and the children of legal immigrants - is putting particular strains on the water supply. Why is no one discussing the relationship between these two phenomena?”

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  • At least this story commented on the effect being global.. the Issue is overpopulation folks.. there are to many people.. whether or not they are legal or illegal is simply a distinction of paperwork.. the issue of overpopulation is the heart of the matter, and I wish more folks would focus on that issue and responsible reporduction.


     

    Nemo, 3 years ago | Flag
  • Its clear that the "Bread Basket of the World", America, has already lost that distinction, as we don't have enough water to add recent overpopulation and keep the farm crops going too. America imports food now. Overpopulated countries like Africa depend on our food production, but water shortages are killing off the hope.

    Former Member , 3 years ago | Flag

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