06-22-2018, 03:19 PM
My point, in case anyone missed it, was what are we going to do if birth rates continue to decline in this country? It seems to me that a reasonable level of population growth (or at least a stable population) is part of a healthy economy. (And to be crass, who’s going to pick the crops, reshingle the roofs, or pack the meat if we shut off immigration?)
Frankly, I think this is why Texas has been a bit of an outlier in red states in terms of economic growth. While the economies in conservative utopias like Kansas are strangled, having the longest border with Mexico (and thus a steady source of population growth) has it’s perks. Even undocumented immigrants have to earn money, and they buy stuff too.
Frankly, I think this is why Texas has been a bit of an outlier in red states in terms of economic growth. While the economies in conservative utopias like Kansas are strangled, having the longest border with Mexico (and thus a steady source of population growth) has it’s perks. Even undocumented immigrants have to earn money, and they buy stuff too.