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Census: Population to 420 million in 2060, 2/3rds immigrants, 79 million

By Paul Bedard
Published June 28, 2018 12:51pm ET
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Census: Population to 420 million in 2060, 2/3rds immigrants, 79 million
An immigrant woman from Honduras carries her baby inside the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, June 23, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Families, who have been processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, wait inside the facility before continuing their journey to cities across the United States.

A new analysis of the impact on unrestricted immigration into the United States shows that the nation’s population will jump to 420 million by 2060, driven by an explosion in immigrants and their offspring.

Using Census Bureau data, the group Negative Population Growth said that current policies suggest that 79 million immigrants will boost the population during the period.

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