The census shows the US needs to increase immigration -- by a lot

[DonViejo]

The 2020 census shows that America isn’t full — and that it needs immigrants.

By Nicole Narea
@nicolenarea May 6, 2021, 8:30am EDT

The results of the 2020 census are a warning sign that America is on a course for slow population growth.

Economists broadly agree that population growth fuels economic growth in wealthy countries. But the recently released census figures show the US population grew by just 7.4 percent, or 331.5 million people, between 2010 and 2020 — the lowest rate since the 1930s. Projections suggest that, unless current trends change, those numbers could continue to diminish dramatically over the next two to three decades, with the population growing by just 78 million by 2060.

Some parts of the US are already beginning to experience some of the downsides of population slowdown or decline: Shrinking tax bases in rural areas have made it harder for government budgets to support essential services, such as infrastructure and public schools. As population growth slows, the pressure for cuts will likely grow. Meanwhile, the existing population will continue to age; by 2030, the Census Bureau estimates that one in five US residents will be of retirement age.

“Slow population growth, at least in the United States and a lot of other developed countries, will become a dire age dependency problem,” William Frey, a senior fellow at the Brooking Institution’s metropolitan policy program, said. “It puts a big strain on the rest of the population.”

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22411236/immigration-census-population-growth

[FSogol]

1. So does the fact that the population is aging and every restaurant and retail establishment is

desperate for workers.

[gab13by13]

2. The census was manipulated.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Right wingers will probably love

Seeing public schools struggling mightily. They hate public education.

[jimfields33]

4. Does the author not realize that we are the third largest country in the world?

[HUAJIAO]

5. So, if the population of the US (or the entire world),

keeps growing, at what point are there too many people for the planet to support.

Isn't it kinda like.... capitalism?

more, more. more of everything until there is too much?

[Midnight Writer]

6. "The US population grew by just 7.4%, or 331.5 million people"? Huh?

I reckon we don't have enough people to hire proof readers anymore.