Mass Immigration Lowers Fertility

Mass Immigration Lowers Fertility

Policymakers and analysts across the West believe that immigration is the solution to the problem of low fertility. If natives won’t produce enough of the next generation, the difference will simply have to be imported. This wisdom bursts forth every time immigration restriction rears its head. Low-fertility countries, it is said, require large levels of immigration to stave off population decline, rapid aging, and economic decrepitude. But the …