POLLS

Americans appreciate the impact that too many people has on our environment, both the physical and the social. National polls have consistently reflected what Florida polls have shown: there is strong dissatisfaction with the current mass immigration policies of the United States government. Native-born and foreign-born Americans alike want a reduction in immigration which is now averaging around one million annually for legal immigration. Additionally, an estimated seven to eleven million illegal aliens are in the country at the present time. (Visit www.cis.org for detailed documentation.)

Although the American public desires a significant reduction in population growth (fueled largely by mass immigration), institutions and organizations are not responding to this desire.

Politicians are ignoring the necessity for limiting population growth and adjusting immigration policies to assure a livable future. They pander for minority votes and cheap labor to keep the business lobby happy. They grant one amnesty* after another thereby rewarding illegal aliens for breaking the laws of our country. (Visit www.uscongress-enviroscore.org and http://www.betterimmigration.com for the voting record of your Senators and Congressperson.)

Even when mainstream environmental organizations like the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation and National Audubon Society proclaim support for U.S. population stabilization, they steer away from discussing immigration policy reform. Their well-heeled foundation supporters have forced them away from the 1970's environmental awakening call for limiting population size to assure a sustainable society. Like the U.S. Congress, these protectors of our environmental resources have ignored the several major reports on the future of America regarding population growth. (See the Rockefeller Commission report and the Jordan Commission report on our Documents link.)

* Click for the history of U.S. Amnesties

FALL 2004 NPG SURVEY RESULTS GOING TO CONGRESS

There's a common saying that "numbers talk in politics." Nowhere is that more true than when a politician looks at a poll.

Unfortunately, it has become a bit too commonplace in recent years on Capitol Hill and elsewhere to ignore the latest poll numbers related to population and immigration. As Congressman Tom Tancredo puts it: "I have never seen a greater divide between what the people of this country want and what the government is willing to give them than in the area of immigration reform." Here at NPG we're not willing to stand aside and let Congress remain inactive on these key issues. That's why we are adopting a new policy to deliver the latest results from our National U.S. Voter Public Opinion Survey on America's Population Growth three times a year to Congress.

\This comprehensive grassroots survey reaches hundreds of thousands of Americans each year and is an ongoing "finger on the pulse" of the electorate. It consistently shows that a strong majority of the American people demand action when it comes to overpopulation issues that are daily affecting our nation and our communities. By keeping the opinions of the people constantly in front of our elected leaders we are determined to force them to recognize reality and stop living in their "dream world" where if you ignore a problem long enough, maybe it will go away.

Highlights of the latest survey results include:

How concerned are you about overpopulation (including an influx of new immigrants into your community?)

• Very: 76%
• Somewhat: 20%
• Not at all: 3%

To provide a much needed "time out" to solve our overpopulation problems and achieve a long-term sustainable U.S. population, NPG recommends reducing legal immigration to not more than 100,000 a year. Do you support this proposal?

• Yes: 85%
• No: 7%
• Not Sure: 8%

Do you support NPG's national grassroots campaign to put pressure on Congress and to show our lawmakers we want them to pass laws to reduce America's exploding population and protect our quality of life?

• Yes: 85%
• No: 5%
• Not Sure: 10%

9 Billion People by 2050 ­ A 50% Increase

Next to India, what nation is going to see its population rise faster than any other industrialized nation? If you answered China, you're wrong -- it's the United States. According to the annual study by the Population Reference Bureau, the world's population will increase nearly 50% by mid-century. The numbers show India's population rising almost 50%, that of the U.S. increasing 43% and China growing at 10%. Japan will lose 20% of its population in the next 45 years and Russia, Germany and Italy will also see major declines. Sadly, the numbers are different for some of the world's poorest countries. Nigeria's population is expected to nearly triple in size, while Bangladesh will nearly double. The population projections were based on data from foreign governments, the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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THE FLORIDA POLLS

September 23-27, 1999 -- Negative Population Growth commissioned a survey of 500 Floridians across the state likely to vote in the 2000 elections. It showed a surge in the level of public concern about the rate of population growth, sprawl and over-development in the state.

To curtail that growth, over half of Florida's likely voters would be more likely to vote for a Congressional candidate who supports immigration reductions as part of a campaign platform.

A survey, conducted for Negative Population Growth by The Polling Company™ on September 23 - 27, 1999 included a survey of 500 likely voters from across the state. The survey of Florida's likely voters in the 2000 election found a surge in the level of public concern about the rate of population growth, sprawl and over-development in the state.  To curtail that growth, over half of Florida's likely voters would be more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who supports immigration reductions as part of a campaign platform.

• Four out of five Floridians feel that the addition of 5 million people to Florida's population over the next 15 years (as projected by the U.S. Census Bureau) is a problem. Fully, 59% feel that this is a "very serious problem."
• 77% feel that "over-crowding here in Florida is a major problem."
• 76% feel that "Continued population growth is a threat to Florida's resource base, environmental health, and quality of life."
• 68% feel that Florida would be better-off in the long term with a smaller population to maintain a sound economy and a healthy environment for the long term.
• 68% feel that "new housing developments in Florida should pay impact fees for the additional roads, water, sewage plants, and schools that will be required to accommodate new residents.
• A plurality of voters (31%) believe over-population poses the greatest threat to Florida's environment and quality of life, followed by over-development (17%), air and water pollution (16%), traffic congestion (12%), and the destruction of the ecosystem (12%).
• By a margin of more than 2-1 Florida voters support the reduction of federal immigration levels.
• Roughly 3-in-5 voters (59%) believe current immigration level of around 1,000,000 a year is too high.
• Florida voters who believe the number of people coming into Florida from other countries is too high include the following: seniors (71%), voters who have lived in Florida for over 30 years (71%) and pre-retirees (68%).
• Almost two thirds (63%) of voters agree "that immigration levels are out of control and we need to reduce the number of immigrants we allow into the country". Conversely, only 29%  believe "that existing immigration levels are satisfactory and we should maintain the status quo and continue to allow the same number of immigrants into the United States each year."
• The groups most likely to believe that immigration is out of control consist of the following: voters in West Palm Beach area (75%), persons who have lived in Florida for over 30 years (71%), and seniors (71%).
• A majority of voters (52%) said they would be more likely endorse a candidate who supported immigration reduction as part of his or her campaign.
• In a pattern repeated throughout the survey, senior voters and voters who have resided in the Sunshine State for over 30 years were more likely to deem the facts and figures about immigration and other related problems an "extremely serious problem." 
• Fully, 59% of Floridians "support the federal government lowering immigration levels to reduce the environmental impact on communities across Florida."
• Almost half of Florida voters said they would support an organization that promoted immigration reform as a way to freeze population growth in Florida. This includes active environmentalists (66%) and persons who have lived in Florida for over 30 years (56%).

November 8, 1999- The Miami Herald published a poll commissioned by the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times on the attitude of Floridians about immigration levels.

• "Floridians are not in a welcoming mood when it comes to new immigrants: They strongly favor reducing legal immigration to the United States, and they endorse repatriating Cuban refugees intercepted at sea, a poll by The Herald and The St. Petersburg Times shows."
• "And while the mood is strongest among white non-Hispanics, the poll indicates that none of the state's three major ethnic groups is particularly enthusiastic over the level of legal immigration into the country, which has been running at about one million a year."

Nearly every poll conducted outside of Florida has shown that the American people want less immigration. The American people have spoken-- here is what they said: 

• Wall Street Journal/NBC News, December 1998:
  72% feel "immigration should not increase because it will cost U.S. jobs and increase unemployment."
• Wirthlin Worldwide, August 1997
  53% of all Americans think immigration should be decreased.
• Horatio Alger Association, August 1996:
  67% of teens feel legal immigration to the U.S. should be reduced.
• Wall Street Journal's American Opinion Survey, December 1996 72% of all Americans favor lowering immigration.
• Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, March 1996 52% of adult Americans favor establishing a five-year ban on ALL legal and illegal immigration into the United States.
• NPG/Roper Poll, February 1996:
  83% of Americans favor a lower level of immigration.
  70% want immigration reduced to 300,000 annually.
  20% want to halt all immigration.
• USA Today/Gallup, July 1995
  65% of Americans thought that the level of immigration should be decreased.
  61% of immigrants favored a national identity ID card
• CBS News/New York Times, September 1995:
  63% of Americans think immigration levels were too high.
  66% of Republicans want less immigration.
  60% of Democrats want less immigration.
• Opinion Research Corporation, July 1995
  63% thought that our immigration policy is too generous.
• CBS News/New York Times, September 1994
  63% of Americans thought that the level of immigration should be decreased, including 66% of Republicans, 60% of Democrats, and 64% of independents.
• CBS News, January 1994
  65% thought conditions in the U.S. were too difficult to admit immigrants who have nothing.
  53% thought most recent immigrants cause problems.
• Time/CNN, September 1993:
  80% consider it important for the federal government to track down illegal aliens living the United States.
  73% feel the U.S. should "strictly limit" immigration.
  50% favor requiring all U.S. citizens to carry a national identification card.
• Newsweek, July 1993:
  59% feel that immigration was a good thing for this country in the past.
  60% feel that immigration is a bad thing for this country now.
• CNN/USA Today/Gallup, July 1993:
  76% feel that immigration should be stopped or reduced until the economy improves.
  65% believe immigration should be decreased generally.
• Hispanic USA Research Group survey of Hispanic Americans, June 1993:
  89% of Hispanic Americans strongly support an immediate moratorium on immigration.
  74% feel fewer immigrants should be allowed and stronger restrictions should be enforced.
• New York Times/CBS News, June 1993
  61% felt that immigration should be decreased
• Latino National Political Survey, December 1992
  75% of Mexican-Americans agree there are too many immigrants in this country
  79% of Puerto Ricans agree;
  65% of Cuban-Americans agree;
  74% of "Anglos" agree.

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