Although what the article points out is true, I think they're actually trying to misdirect from an even more shocking statistic: the fertility rate in the United States dropped below replacement level 50 years ago. Exclusive of immigration, we would have already seen a substantial decline in the population, as well as a significantly higher average age.
Although what the article points out is true, I think they're actually trying to misdirect from an even more shocking statistic: the fertility rate in the United States dropped below replacement level 50 years ago. Exclusive of immigration, we would have already seen a substantial decline in the population, as well as a significantly higher average age.
US Births Dip to 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Further Below Replacement Level (5/17/2018)
I agree that its misdirection. It's coming from food, environment, sexuality choices that don't reproduce... Every direction.