Thread: Earth Day 2017 Texas Sprawl Report

See pdf at link........

Earth Day 2017 Texas Sprawl Report
Texas Eliminates about 20,000 acres of Natural Habitat and Farmland
every 2 Months. That’s about 325 acres each day.
(From 2002-2012, Texas lost on average 118,800 acres a year)

64% of lost open spaces related to POPULATION GROWTH

Texas adds 8,700 people EVERY WEEK

Where is Texas Population Growth Coming From?
Births to native Texans
Migration from other U.S. States
New immigrants and births to immigrants

Immigration Numbers Drove Most Texas Population Growth
From 2000 to 2012

5.1 million– total population growth in Texas

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1.6 million – new immigrants (since 2000) in Texas
+
1.3 million – births to all immigrants in Texas
=
2.9 million new Texas residents due to federal immigration policies
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57% – new immigrants & births to immigrants as percentage of all Texas population
(Sources: U.S. Census Dept.; Office of the State Demographer, Texas; Center for Immigration Studies)

https://www.numbersusa.org/sites/def...dy_4-20v2a.pdf

Illegal aliens are the most serious threat to the environment of the United States.

As a born and bred Texan, with most of my family still living there, it hurts my heart see this.

Unwanted population breaks the hearts of many. Look at poor California? Horrible.

Yes - stats are the reality and many others have mentioned the changes in their states. We are the United States of America and we have been invaded with "look the other way" from our own gov't.
The CIS stats in that pdf do not differentiate legal/illegal immigration and the pdf would not copy/paste, but bottom line, we are losing our precious eco-system & our American lifestyle for the GREED of industries.

Plus look at the % = 57% – new immigrants & births to immigrants as percentage of all Texas population - probably ALL receiving citizen paid medicaid.

This is akin to train your job replacement for the numerous h1-b visa holders that disney and many others have utilized. If our gov't did not want this happening, it would not be - oh yeah, give their spouses a job too!