Even before the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Trump has broad power to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants living legally in the U.S. under temporary protected status, David Bier feared the U.S. was slipping toward a demographic cliff.

“We’re destined to be there, in short order, there’s no question,” Bier said. “We’re already seeing a situation where most counties in the United States had more deaths than births.”

An expert on population and immigration at the libertarian Cato Institute, Bier believes the U.S. is beginning to look more like China, Italy and South Korea. Those nations face rapid aging and population decline.

  • NekoKoneko@lemmy.world
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    The immigration decline under Trump is dramatic. In 2024, roughly 2.7 million foreign migrants entered the U.S., according to the Census Bureau. This year, census experts predict that number could drop as low as 300,000. Some demographers believe the U.S. may be reaching a point where more migrants are leaving than entering.

    This is the only paragraph Stephen Miller cares about (to be clear, I’m confident Trump does not have the capacity or planning ability to be responsible for any immigration steps over both presidencies. Stephen Miller is the only person that matters on this issue).

    He will happily destroy the economic foundation of the country if it means the borders are closed. He was an absolute un-self-reflecting racist, xenophobic bully twat since at least high school, and at this point it’s the most unalterable part of his psyche left.