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Jean Danhong Chen US Immigration

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 Jean Danhong Chen US Immigration The US will have its slowest national growth rate in 80 years, largely due to a decline in natural birth rates and a smaller increase in deaths.  Jean Danhong Chen This decline would have occurred had it not been for immigration, which, if sustained at current levels, will account for most of our national growth by 2030.  In the near future, the United States will increasingly become dependent on immigration from ethnic minorities, especially Hispanic and second-generation Hispanic and Asian Americans, to provide growth and vitality to our population and economy.   Under the Trump administration's policy of reducing legal immigration by 49% over 40 years, the United States would have 6 million more workers than it does today. On the other hand, if the analysis continues and the country continues with this policy, average annual labour force growth would be 5.9% lower, according to the NFAP analysis, than without a reduction in political immigratio