{"id":8550,"date":"2015-02-24T14:03:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=8550"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:27:06","slug":"constraining-population-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2015\/02\/24\/constraining-population-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Constraining Population Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United States is involved in contributing to efforts to slow world population growth. But at home, the administration is actively advocating an immigration policy that would speed U.S. population increase. This disconnect results from the long-term focus on the dangers of rapid population increase<\/a> internationally while focusing domestically on the short-term benefits from increased immigration that are asserted by immigrant advocacy groups and by employers.<\/p>\n The United States population increased by 130 million people between 1960 and 2010 and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the country has added an additional 10 million people since then as of mid-2014. And it conservatively projects that an additional 95 million will be added by 2060<\/a>. There is no end to this prospect, but it could be speeded up or slowed down depending on what is done with immigration policy.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Congressional Budget Office, S.744 passed by the Senate in 2013 with the support of the White House would have added an additional 46 million people by 2033 through increased immigration. That so-called \u2018comprehensive reform\u2019 legislation is still being pushed by special interests and still has the backing of the White House and key GOP leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n