US May See First Population Decline Decades Early

Brian Freeman – The United States could record its first population decline in history as soon as this year, decades earlier than previously projected, as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown sharply reduces net migration, according to new estimates from government agencies and independent researchers, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

For decades, population growth in the U.S. has been driven by immigration offsetting lower birth rates and rising deaths tied to an aging population.

But experts across the political spectrum now say Trump’s second-term immigration policies are accelerating a turning point long expected to arrive later in the century. Continue reading →