The growing population and its consumption patterns have profound consequences for the global environment, including species extinction, deforestation, desertification, climate change, and the destruction of natural ecosystems. These global environmental impacts pose a significant threat to the earth's sustainability and our quality of life. The environmental and social impacts of population growth extend beyond national borders, affecting everyone that shares the earth's natural resources. Population growth increases the demand on natural resources, and impacts the entire global environment. As part of our foreign policy and national security goals, the United States committed to reducing population growth by contributing resources to achieve the broader objective of better social, economic, environmental, and health conditions in the developing world.
Foreign assistance is an investment in global economic and environmental security.
Sierra Club takes no position on United States immigration levels and policies. With this vote, our members have shown they understand that restricting immigration into the U.S. will not solve environmental problems caused by global population growth. There is broad agreement within the organization that global population growth is an environmental problem, and Sierra Club works extensively on global population stabilization. However, the organization has an explicit policy of neutrality on immigration issues. The Sierra Club will continue to address the root causes of migration by encouraging sustainability, economic security, health and nutrition, human rights and environmentally responsible consumption.