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Without (recent) immigration the US population would be shrinking and aging trend. In addition a large part of immigration to the US is educated boosting the country even further. Immigration is not the problem' politicians selling the populace out for profits to corporations is a much bigger issue.

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Oh give me a break! With higher wages, the US Population would have its own children. I know I certainly would! And studies agree!

We can’t afford childcare and maintenance of standard of living. Dual income is a trap

Dual income was absolutely a trap and we fell for it by covering it with shiny messages of empowerment.

They never tell you who is actually being empowered and that’s your employer

I'm sure money is one reason people don't have kids but look at rich european countries compared to poorer countries. Families tend to be smaller, why?

Maybe. Maybe not. People do respond to their current situation. It is hard to predict with a dose of certainty that X would happen as people could very easily reverse the predicted trend.

It may not be THE problem, but dismissing it as just one of the culture wars items is in itself counter-productive ( if only, because perception is reality and people do vote based on their belief systems ).

I do not disagree with you on the clear focus of US on the true beneficiary of this system ( corporations ).

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