Lawler contends US must face depopulation ‘reality’ amid H-1B visas debate

Published December 29, 2024 3:55pm ET



Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) argued the United States needs to deal with the “reality” of its future, making an argument to fix the nation’s “broken” immigration system.

The topic of immigration, specifically concerning H-1B visas, has increased in debate dramatically over the last week since Department of Government Efficiency co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy spoke favorably about them, with President-elect Donald Trump siding with the two. In providing his take on the matter, Lawler contended that the U.S. needs to acknowledge that the country will face “a population decline” by the end of the century.

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