> That explanation doesn’t make sense because people with limited economic circumstances, such as Latino immigrants, have the most children. This actually make

> That explanation doesn’t make sense because people with limited economic circumstances, such as Latino immigrants, have the most children. This actually makes perfect sense - in American culture there's not a huge expectation for children to care for you in your old age. It's expected that you'll have saved for retirement, your children are a 100% drain on your finances. In a lot of other cultures, your children are your retirement plan, and the more of them you have, the better your retirement will be. > The immigration boat as already sailed, and will dilute the cultural changes that are limiting birth rates. Immigration rates seem to have peaked, and they haven't made any significant changes to our slowing population growth. The general political climate is definitely not amenable to increasing immigration any further.