In just seven years, the population growth in America will be driven by immigrants more than native-born babies and by 2050 immigration will account for over 80 percent of U.S. population growth, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.
A report on the statistics revealed that in 2023, an estimated 1.291 million immigrants will be allowed into the country. That year, native births will drop to 1.279 million.
What’s more, the report from Negative Population Growth Inc. said that by 2050, U.S. births will plummet to 315,000 while immigration surges to over 1.4 million.
“Put differently, by 2050 immigration will account for 82 percent of total U.S. population growth,” said the report titled “Immigration Drives U.S. Population Growth” written by Edwin S. Rubenstein.
The group, which pushes for limits on growth, warned that current immigration policy will push U.S. population 417 million in 2060 – an increase of 98 million over 2014.
NPG President Don Mann said the huge and swift growth driven by immigration is dangerous to the nation. He said, “U.S. policies are pushing immigration to be the primary driver of U.S. population growth, and our everyday crises are growing as a result. We must act now to slow, halt, and eventually reverse our population growth – or future generations will ultimately pay the price for our failure to act. To preserve a livable America, we must greatly reduce immigration levels until our population reaches a much smaller, truly sustainable level.”
Author Rubenstein suggests an immigration moratorium.
“With fertility rates falling and Baby Boomer deaths soon to be rising, immigration will surpass natural increase as the major driver of U.S. population growth within ten years. By the 2040s immigration will account for more than 80 percent of annual population growth, a far larger share than during the Great Wave prior to World War I. While restrictionist legislation cut that earlier influx to a fraction of its previous level, no such initiative is in sight today,” he wrote.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
