Population Rate Extremely Low

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In this article we read about the declining population rate in the United States. In fact, it is the lowest it has been since the great depression. So, why is this happening. There is a strong correlation between the recession and the declining birth rate. People are postponing births, and this is causing it to drop. Also, we have to realize that one of America's main sources of population in the past has been immigration. America has always been known for how it throws open its gates to those that need a place to live, how it is very open to everyone. We are the melting pot of the world. At least, we used to be. Now, with laws more strict on immigration, and with how many regulations there are, it is much harder to get into the United States. These two problems are what contribute, mainly, to the declining population.

So, what's the big deal? Isn't it okay that we are declining? Some people might ask this question. They might look at more people and just assume it means more money. It also means more potential, more growth, more innovation, and invention. We need a growing population to keep our ideas, our values, our country alive. We need a positive population. There really isn't an immediate answer, since we can't make a law to force people to have children (at least not constitutionally). And with how bogged up the process that immigration laws must go through is, we cannot expect any immediate change there either. This is a problem that will have to be changed over time, in the hearts of the citizens, and we desperately need it to change for the better.