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Show A24 _The Salt Lake Tribune THE WEST Friday, April 30, 1999 Sierra Club Members May Vote Again on Anti-Immigration Stand HE ASSOCIATED PRESS ballot a secondtime. — Avoteby Sierra Club members rejecting a change in how referendumsqualify Oberlink’s group put a measureon last year’s ballot calling for reducing immigration along with the for the club ballot means a proposal urging immigra- birthrateto help protectthe environment. It lost, but back before memberssoon. he says that was because, instead of a simple yes-no vote, members were asked to choose between two tion cutbacks to protect the environment could be Therejected measurecalledforanincreasein the measures. Oberiinksaid his groupis not advocatingthat the number of signatures needed to qualify a referendumfrom 2 percent to 5 percent of the number of membersvoting in the previous year’s election. It lost by a vote of almost 2-1, with a two-thirds yes vote neededfor passage. TheSierra Clubhas a current membership of about 575,000 worldwide. with most in the United States and Canada Ric Oberlink, a leader of the Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization, said Thursday that his ad hoe groupfelt the proposed increase was designedto Sierra Club take a “leadership role” “Ourplanis to likely come back with anotherref- erendum,” Oberlink said. “We would like to be able to work with the board and otherleaders. It’s not acceptable for the nation’s premier environmental group to have no position on population growth.” Sierra Club President Chuck McGrady says the club has historically been in favorof controlling population growth make it harder for themto get their measure on the City, Homeless r Sparring Over | Shopping Carts on theissue, but simply to be honest and addresstheissue. “We have a program for lowering the world’s population,” he said. “If we lower the world’s population, we're dealing with cause andeffect, limiting the number of people moving here.”” Buthe said the vote rejecting the immigrationref- “It’s not acceptable for the nation’s premier environmental group to have no position on population growth.” Ric Oberlink Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization erendum wasclear. “Our club members spokeonthat issue 12 months ago and told us to remain neutral on the issue of immigration, and that is the position the board and the club has taken,” hesaid by telephone from Asheville, N.C. McGrady said that if the same measureis presented, he expects the vote to be the same. “Assuming many of the same members vote as voted last year, I'd be surprised at a substantial Oberlink said Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabili- zation gotinvolved in the immigrationissue back in enti 1996, the Sierra Club calied for setting im- migration at a level which would allow the U.S.to achieve a stable population,” Oberlink said. , “When population first becamean issue, it came from the baby boom,” hesaid. ‘‘Asthat tapered off, the population continued to grow, thanks to immigration. According to the federal census, 70 percent of population growth between now and 2050will be immigration.” STRATAU<2EE Here. 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