[rob777]

“The idea of over a billion Americans is considered a bad one by many here, but personally see a large American population as one of the most effective ways to keep the United States’ preeminent position to the country’s will (economically, culturally, and militarily) abroad as China and India rise.”

One of the biggest problems facing just about all developing countries, including the U.S., is the comming demographic decline that will result in too few workers supporting too few retirees. An immigration surge is one answer, provided it is accompanied by welfare reform.

[Age of Reason]

too few workers supporting too few retirees

The problem is not too few workers.

The problem is government stole the money.

No matter--I am not far from retirement.

If I can't afford it, I won't retire.

I can always work or starve.

[Age of Reason]

too few workers supporting too few retirees. An immigration surge is one answer

And government will steal what those immigrant workers pay into social security too.

Sisyphean/Ponzi solution.

[kabar]

One of the biggest problems facing just about all developing countries, including the U.S., is the comming demographic decline that will result in too few workers supporting too few retirees. An immigration surge is one answer, provided it is accompanied by welfare reform.

The US is a developed country, not a developing one. The world's population will continue to increase for the rest of this century up to 9 billion from the current 6 billion. We have 54 million Americans today between the ages 16-64 who are not working. We can still meet our need for workers if we reduce, not increase legal immigration. The average age of today's immigrant is 29. Under current immigration policies we are bringing in non-workers due to etended chain migration, e.g., aged parents and relatives of immigrants. And as the Rector study demonstrates, we are importing poverty.

[ccmay]

One of the biggest problems facing just about all developing countries, including the U.S., is the comming demographic decline that will result in too few workers supporting too few retirees. An immigration surge is one answer, provided it is accompanied by welfare reform.

Why couldn't we make it a condition of granting the PRIVILEGE of immigration, that the retirement age of immigrants be 5 years later than native born citizens? That would help a lot.

Also, we should stop "anchor baby" favoritism, and instead restore a preference for educated people and wealthy businessmen. "Chain" immigration of shirt-tail relatives, each as poor, ignorant, and dependent on government as the first, is one of the reasons our immigration policy is failing us.

-ccm