Immigration

Today the possible loss of jobs because of AI is a hot topic but one side of the equation is rarely mention and that is consumption. The country needs workers not only to manufacture things but to act as consumers. It does no good to produce goods, no matter what the price, if there are no buyers. This is the problem facing many countries around the world. Their population is not replacing itself. It takes 2.1 babies per woman of reproductive age to stay even. Here are some fertility rates in different countries. Japan 1.2, China 1.0, South Korea .75 and Italy at 1.2. The US is 1.6 and that is why we need legal immigration. It will take 1.5 to 2 million immigrants each year to maintain the population. The immigration system should be set up selecting young adults with skills enough to support themselves in the kind of jobs where help is needed.