Negative Population Growth

Word Choice: How FAIR Helped Transform “Population Control” into “Immigration Restriction”

In December of 1995, according to the Bergen Record, Donald Mann opened an office in Washington, DC for his population control organization, Negative Population Growth (NPG). Tasked with running the office was someone named Sharon Stein, “a veteran Washington consultant … Continued

Anti-Immigrant State Group Member Sees Second Bid for State House Fail

Matthew Guerra, 33, was the Republican candidate in Rhode Island’s House District 46 until he was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Jeremiah O’Grady, for the second time in two years. In a “Meet the Candidates” piece in The Valley Breeze, … Continued

Immigration

Negative Population Growth continues racist scapegoating of immigrants

The most recent issue of the Negative Population Growth (NPG) Journal was published earlier this month, and contains a litany of racist complaints about immigrants and the irreparable harm they are doing to society and the environment. NPG was founded … Continued

Negative Population Growth Seeks to Occupy “Occupy”

by Jesse Sanes Even in the midst of the Occupy movement demanding otherwise, anti-immigrant pundits continue to blame the 99% for environmental degradation. With the global population reaching 7 billion within a six month window around October 31st, Malthusians of … Continued

Immigration

Pseudo-Conservation Group Peddles Anti-Immigrant Agenda

By Nina Masters Negative Population Growth, an anti-immigrant group financed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) recently published a piece by NPG president, Donald Mann. Mann, once stated, “We should give incentives to low-income people who agree to … Continued

Immigration

Negative Population Growth (NPG) Continues Its Campaign to Court “Environmentalists”

Last year, Negative Population Growth (NPG), a group with ties to anti-immigrant groups, announced that it would begin encouraging environmentalists to promote the idea that population growth was strongly linked to environmental problems. In an open letter to environmentalists, NPG … Continued

Immigration

Negative Population Growth Plants Anti-immigrant Advertisement in E Magazine

Next month, another advertisement will run in E Magazine by anti-immigrant group Negative Population Growth (NPG).  This one is unique in its toned down message, but the tactic is not new.  It is a part of an attempt to reach … Continued

Immigration

The Anti-Immigrant Movement & Environmentalism Map

The Center for New Community just released a map titled, “The Anti-Immigrant Movement & Environmentalism.” This map tracks the anti-immigrant movement’s attempts to inject itself into discussions on population and the environment.  The map folds out and is a tool … Continued

Negative Population Growth is Recruiting Environmentalists

The anti-immigrant movement is attempting inroads into the environmental movement yet again.  This time, Negative Population Growth (NPG) has taken up the torch.  NPG is campaigning for both a National Population Policy and a “sustainable society.”  NPG begins its open letter … Continued