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The US needs immigrants because the birth rate is 1.66, well below the 2.01 needed to replace the population.

A younger tax base is needed to support an older population. Birthright citizenship has been a wonderful economic engine for the US.
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TinyViolins · 31-35, M
I heard on a radio interview that researchers are looking into using AI to take care of our aging population. I don't really know if seniors are going to be okay being cared for by a technology they have no experience with.

Truth is we have more people growing older and fewer people buying homes they could stay in with family. There is already a shortage of elder care workers and the demand for more workers is going to rise dramatically in coming years. It's a job plagued with low retention and high turnover. Simply put, it's a job Americans don't want to do