US birthrate continues to decline

Belk said:

An orange, because a vest has no sleeves?

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jayem said:

I agree. There has always been an ugly element of nativism in this country opposed to immigration. But immigration is what made us a world power.. In 1870, our population was about 39,000,000. In the 1920 census, just a half century later, we had over 106,000,000 people. (These numbers can be easily confirmed on-line.) There's no way that any nation's population can triple in 50 years by the natural birth rate alone. Our population boom resulted from immigration--especially from central, eastern, and southern Europe. It wasn't easy for these folks. They weren't always trusted or treated fairly, and too often were abused. But immigration is how the US became the planet's economic, political, and military leader. If we have any intelligence, humanity, and any understanding of history, we would welcome immigrants--not malign, disparage, or reject them.

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FireDragon76 said:

Sure, but realistically... large numbers of immigrants have seldom been welcomed by any country. Relying upon immigrants to uphold the economy is not an easy sell politically, especially a country with a strong track record of racial tensions like the US.

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