Celebrate The Earth By Letting The Border Patrol Do Its Job

American Rattlesnake ^ | April 22, 2011 | Gerard Perry

[OddLane]

As many of you might know, today marks the official commemoration of Earth Day, a holiday conceived by the unfortunately named U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 and celebrated by self-styled environmentally conscious individuals every year on this day since. You might be wondering why I would choose to address this subject on a website whose purpose is ostensibly far removed from the subject of environmentalism.

The answer to that question is very simple. Although usually framed either as an economic or a cultural argument, one of the most compelling reasons to reduce the excessive immigration into this country that’s occurred over the past two decades-and shows no sign of abating in the near future-is an environmental one. Namely, the depletion of resources, overpopulation, and generally degraded quality of life that’s attendant with our current, extraordinarily high level of immigration.

Many of you might be surprised to learn that some of the founding fathers of environmental activism in the latter half of the 20th century were not only committed to making the air, earth, and water cleaner, but were equally devoted to making our country more habitable by strictly limiting the mass immigration that has irrevocably altered so much of the American landscape. Although now nothing more than another liberal interest group, the Sierra Club used to openly broach this topic on a regular basis.

And despite environmental activists like former Colorado governor Richard Lamm and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson continuing their crusade to address the ecological devastation caused by excessive immigration, the mainstream environmental movement has all but abandoned this cause.

[OddLane]

My contribution to 'saving' the planet, ca. 2011.