NumbersUSA.org's Goals
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 drastically increased the number of immigrants allowed into the United States. The result was predictable, as the 1990s saw the biggest population boom in U.S. history.
The chart above, which is now part of the iconic NumbersUSA logo, projects the population growth from 1970 through 2050. The green area depicts the growth from existing US population levels in 1970. The red area, which literally explodes off the chart, illustrates the impact of increased immigration levels as a result of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act and subsequent Congressional immigration actions.
Americans are becoming increasingly alarmed at their deteriorating quality of life due to lost jobs, depressed wages, sprawl, lost open spaces and increasing restrictions on their individual liberty caused by this new population explosion.
While our results are constantly measured in terms of membership size, number of alerts sent, faxes and emails delivered, letters published and website rankings, our successes have mostly resulted in defensive victories to date (immigration numbers have not been increased under our watch).
To this day, federal immigration policy continues to be the driving force behind U.S. population growth and counteract Congressional initiatives designed to improve quality of life in the United States. As long as that is the case, NumbersUSA will seek to change that by educating Americans and their elected leaders whenever and wherever possible. We will continue to provide the public with free tools to do so. Our success will be achieved when Congress restores traditional immigration levels that ensure long-term sustainability.