Immigrants Provide Skilled Workers

The United States stands at a demographic crossroads. With our birth rate sunk to just 1.6 children per woman—well below the replacement level—our population is aging, the labor force is shrinking relative to the number of retirees, and our economic future is at risk. The only realistic solution to stave off population decline, keep our economy vibrant, and support fundamental programs like Social Security is to dramatically increase immigration. 
Recent economic and demographic studies suggest the U.S. needs net immigration in the range of 2.5 to 3 million people annually—about three times what we are currently allowing—just to stabilize our working-age population. Without these newcomers, deaths will soon exceed births, meaning all our future growth depends on immigration. Declining immigration has already resulted in the first drop in the foreign-born population in decades, and without swift policy action, we risk following in the footsteps of other low-birth-rate countries confronting stagnation and labor shortages. 
Rather than restricting entry, the U.S. should invest in border resources to efficiently process and vet more immigrant applicants. We must modernize our system, expand lawful pathways for skilled workers and families alike, and ensure America remains globally competitive. Welcoming more immigrants is not just the right thing morally—it is a demographic and economic imperative for a strong 21st-century America.