[Romulus]

It is, however, frightening about the rate of growth of some of these countries.

You need to have a serious conversation with yourself about why you find this frightening. And why putting a stop to it is a worthy policy for the United States.

[americaprd]

I find the growing population of these thrid world nations a great concern for a number of reasons. I'm know fan of Buchanan, but some of the issues he raises are right on the money. I clearly went over the top with my comments about abortion, but I think increasing funding for family planning for these nations is important to our national security.

Here are soem quick bullet points from Buchanan's upcoming book The Death of the West. For more details, see the full Drudge Report story.

• Between now and 2050, Asia, Africa, and Latin America will grow by three to four billion people -- 30 to 40 new Mexicos! -- as Europe will lose the equivalent of the entire population of Germany, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

• By 2050, 23 million Germans will have disappeared along with 16 million Italians and 30 million Russians.

• America’s “Dual Containment” policy in the Persian Gulf seems unsustainable. In less than 25 years, Iraq will have 42 million people and Iran 94 million people, more than any European nation except Russia.

• There are 30 million foreign born in the U.S. today, and between 9 and 11 million illegal aliens, or as many undocumented aliens in the U.S. as there are people in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

• European-Americans are a minority in America’s most populous state, California, and by 2004, will be a minority in Texas.