The U.S. Needs More Immigrants

I used to think

Now I think

I used to believe that the United States didn't need more immigrants because the United States is already the third most populated country in the world, what's the need for more people? I also believed that more people would put a strain on social economical government programs like social security. I believed that the current rate of immigration was good enough because I haven't seen a reason big enough to decrease or increase it.

After reading "The U.S. Needs More Immigrants", I now believe the level we are at is sustainable. I believe Goldstone is slightly exaggerating the severity of our working age issue. Out of all developed countries the U.S. is the best off. Like the running of the bulls, you only have to be faster than the guy behind. All other countries dip drastically and sub-Sahara Africa isn't what I would call a place you'd model your nation after. I believe as long as the U.S. can stay around the 2.1 birth rate while also gaining steady amounts of immigrants, advancements in technology will also reduce the amount of workers needed in some jobs.