still has the advantage of being the destination of choice for tens of millions of people around the world - far more than are currently allowed in. To reach that goal, Yglesias writes, "it would just require more immigrants and more programs to support people who want to have additional children." were to add people only to the lower 48 states while tripling overall population, the country would still be less than half as dense as Germany. per square mile, far fewer than countries we might not think of as densely populated, like Belgium (976 people per square mile). What's happening: In his new book " One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger," Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias identifies one of the few areas left where there is broad bipartisan agreement: China is challenging the U.S.'s place in the world and "America should aspire to be the greatest nation on Earth."īy the numbers: There are roughly 93 people in the U.S. wants to counterbalance a rising China, it needs to compete on sheer numbers. Why it matters: Because size does matter - at least geopolitically. should aim for massive population growth through aggressive housing policy, enhanced support for families and a major increase in legal immigration.
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