The Primary Factor Driving Future U.S. Population Growth Is

ADS ASK ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO CONSIDER IMMIGRATION DRIVEN POPULATION GROWTH’S EFFECTS ON NATURAL TREASURES
-- The Primary Factor Driving Future U.S. Population Growth Is Immigration --

SANTA BARBARA, CA. – August 11, 2008 – Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has launched a radio campaign in California linking population growth to environmental degradation. The ads make the point that immigration is the number one factor driving California and U.S. population growth. The radio spots are running in areas with high concentrations of environmentally sensitive Californians.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, mass immigration is the number one factor driving population growth in California and America today. The Pew Hispanic Research Center projects that 82% of all population growth in the U.S. between 2005 and 2050 will be a result of immigration and births to immigrants. “In the last decade these factors have accounted for nearly 100% of California’s population growth,â€