# Are environmentalists cowards on immigration? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 11, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-environmentalists-cowards-on-immigration/585086 "2011-06-11T06:04:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 250
**Author:** ![Chen019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-environmentalists-cowards-on-immigration/585086/250 "2011-06-17T00:00:44Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Meh, like if I’m important. > > I already pointed to environmentalists and why they do not consider immigration the priority, and I agree with them. Population and other issues are, otherwise you are just beating around the bush. > > Personal angle: What it is really astonishing is that even when I told you already that I’m an immigrant, and it seems that that fact also sailed through you. > Once again, it is not an obvious policy because there is no followup whatsoever from the fake environmentalists. Even if by a miracle they put all stops to immigration the immigration situation will get worse if nothing is done on the fronts you are trying to ignore (yes, the same ones you are trying to claim that they are red herrings) 1. So that explains your personal ideological opposition to any restriction in immigration. I didn’t see you mention that previously. Your illogical opposition make a bit more sense now 🙂 You have heartfelt emotional reasons for it. 2. Yes, it is an obvious and sensible policy option because it is a controllable way of directly addressing population growth in the US. 3. I never said or suggested ignoring other environmental approaches. For the 3rd (4th?) time, this is a strawman you are intent on beating. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-environmentalists-cowards-on-immigration/585086)._