FSP believes:
Too many decisions about land
use--- rezoning, highway funding, expanded airports--- have been
made by growth-intoxicated leaders based on the assumption that
all growth is good and that business interests and profits take
priority over healthy reefs, fisheries, clean water and clean
air.
FSP believes:
An aggressive and persistent
citizenry must insist our state and federal leaders recognize
and deal with the cause of Florida's unsustainable growth and
consumption-TOO MANY PEOPLE! We do this by writing letters, making
phone calls and talking to our friends and acquaintances. Every
newspaper and every elected official needs to hear the message
again and again until indifference is overcome.
FSP believes:
Florida's population can and
must be stabilized to secure a decent quality of life that is
economically viable for all our citizens. Water shortages, overcrowded
schools and roads and skyrocketing energy demands cannot be overcome
by technological fixes when Florida's 17.5 million residents (Florida
experienced a 4.79% growth rate in 2003-2004) could double in
fifteen years.
FSP believes:
Florida's population growth cannot
be stemmed without putting a lid on U.S. population growth. The
U.S. added over three million people each year in the decade of
the 1990's, 33 million in just ten years. We must move quickly
to develop a national population policy based on living within
our resource base and that policy must include a significant reduction
in immigration numbers.
FSP believes:
Legal immigrants cannot be faulted
for seeking a better life for themselves and their families. A
controlled number of immigrants based on traditional levels of
immigration has been put out of kilter since the changes enacted
by Congress in 1965. This must be rectified. And, we believe illegal
immigrants should not be permitted to enter our country and should
not be rewarded by amnesties to legitimize their status.