A new report from NumbersUSA has revealed that 17,800 square miles of open space in the United States were claimed for development between 2002 and 2017.
That area is about as large as Connecticut and Maryland put together.
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Immigration-Driven Population Growth Claiming Vast Swaths of Open Space: Report
Border Patrol agents apprehend and transport illegal immigrants who have just crossed the river into La Joya, Texas, on Nov. 17, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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