By the way, this appears to be a reboot of the theory of "race suicide" from the early 20th century. W.S. Wallace claimed that immigrants caused native-born people to work harder and have fewer kids, this negating the effect of immigration on population.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_suic…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_suic…
But note that Wallace argued that immigration lowers fertility by making people work HARDER! Carney argues that immigration lowers fertility by REDUCING work.
Remember, the only thing that matters to the anti-immigration people is the policy conclusion: Brown Men Bad.
Remember, the only thing that matters to the anti-immigration people is the policy conclusion: Brown Men Bad.
Here's U.S. fertility rates since 1980
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