Let me state up front that I am a skeptic of strictly “man caused” climate change – we may have some impact but solar activity and natural cycles deserve more credit in my opinion. That being said the issue of climate change will be the driving force behind the next attempt at immigration reform. I say this based on my below summary of a news story out of the Copenhagen climate summit and my thoughts that follow.

Climate Change Tent City?

At the recent Copenhagen summit to discuss climate change, WorldNews reported on a “substantive paragraph” dealing with “adaptation to climate change” that is being considered for inclusion into any agreement out of the summit. The text of the paragraph is not released but the focus is on dealing with people impacted or displaced by the effects of climate change. A name for these displaced people started out as “climate refugees” but has been dropped and may be replaced by the phrase “climate change-induced displacees”.

There will be a demand to provide logistics and financial support for the “displacees” as well as international cooperation and the expectation that nations will open their borders to accept the “refugees”. Buried in the story are references to people affected by natural disasters, conflict and generalized violence. Estimates for people displaced by rising sea levels and natural disasters have grown from 50 million in 2010 up to as much as a billion by 2050.

Here is the complete WorldNews story.

A few thoughts occurred to me as I read this article.

• - I’m certain these estimates made by “man-caused” climate change advocates will find a climate based cause for any disaster or conflict. Besides rising sea levels, any weather-related disaster and possibly earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves – almost any naturally occurring event – will be attributed to “man-caused” climate change. But beyond this, weak economies, civil unrest, tribal conflicts, genocide and other “man caused” -human suffering will be attributed to climate change for reasons such as food scarcity, lifestyle changes or just plain fear.

• - As an example, when blaming economic suffering due to climate change, consider that when petroleum use is significantly reduced as desired by the climate change proponents the petroleum producing countries will suffer losses in revenue. Could they then claim economic hardship due to climate change and demand some of their population be accepted into other nations as “displacees”? Yeah, my combination of xenophobia and Islamophobia has reared its ugly head and I am imagining Jihadists moving into Western nations (their sworn enemies) under the guise of “climate change”.

• - Climate “displacees” will move to developed, wealthier nations further burdening these nations beyond what the LDC’s (lesser developed countries) are expecting in payment for climate mitigation. Any agreements out of Copenhagen or any future climate change negotiations will likely require nations to revise immigration policies to favor “victims” of climate change.

• - This increased influx of climate change migrants will accelerate the fracturing of the host societies because political correctness and multiculturalism will, as is the case now, provide accommodation rather than expect assimilation. The “displacees” will, with encouragement from climate change advocates, see themselves as “victims” and likely to be more strident in demanding concessions and services.

• - The last attempt at major immigration reform in America was not passed with the contentious issue of amnesty for illegal immigrants being the biggest stumbling block. The next attempt at immigration reform will be pushed by both the advocates and potential “refugees” demanding amnesty as a condition because “climate change has made it impossible for them to return home”.