Is there any connection between concerns about overpopulation and racism?
From the perspective of The Population Institute of Canada, there is no connection between the two. The Institute is concerned about the destructive effect of all humanity on the living Earth. Racism, on the other hand, is a very contentious issue within the human family. However, when humans try to regulate their own numbers, various segments of the population might become concerned that they are being singled out for population reduction (such as inhabitants of impoverished regions in the third world) and this can give rise to accusations of racism. The same charge might arise when people from very poor regions are denied the opportunity to migrate to the wealthier regions of the world. Since the word racism is highly charged and almost universally disapproved, it can be used by opponents of population control to undermine family planning and birth control and by economic refugees trying to overcome barriers to their migration to industrialized nations whether or not they are needed
