TIMES RECORD • January 24, 2023
On May 6, 2021, the Department of the Interior published “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” a report about what’s become known as the “30 x 30” plan. It reaffirmed the mission to conserve within the next seven years at least 30 percent of the nation’s lands and waters. As of 2023, the U.S. is going in the wrong direction if its intention is to preserve precious, irreplaceable natural resources. The valiant battle against the powerful, wealthy, craven growth mongers is worth the fight. And yet, relentless growth continues. There have been few, if any, identifiable successes. No serious approach to conservation can exclude immigration, the nation’s main population driver. More than 1 million legal immigrants arrive annually. More roads, hospitals, schools, stores must be built. Green spaces and open spaces are destroyed to make room for the inevitable sprawl. ~ Joe Guzzardi, Progressives for Immigration Reform