What should the so-called U.S. “baby bust” mean to those who care about reprorights and environmental justice? annehendrixson & theprofsasser report:
, smaller families are the new norm and almost half the people in the world live in countries where the fertility rate is below 2.1. Higher child survival rates are a major reason that people are having fewer kids, as well as improved health care, basic hygiene and nutrition, and increased access to education, among others.
Historically, population growth in the U.S. has come from immigration, which has also slowed dramatically in recent years due to draconian immigration restrictions. Unfortunately, many still blame immigrants for U.S. ‘overpopulation’ and by extension, for environmental degradation too.