Journalist publishes book called “One Billion Americans”

Renowned American journalist and blogger Matthew Yglesias published his book, “One Billion Americans”, on September 15, 2020.

The author assures that the US’ population density per square mile does not compare to countries like China, which is disproportionately outpacing the local economy due to the number of people residing in its territory.

Yglesias argues that the socio-economic growth and development of a nation depends largely on population density and the amount of available jobs, which is stimulated by a relatively high birth rate or, failing that, with the inclusion of multiculturalism.

In the book, there is a comparison between the population density of the US and China, which shows that Chinese citizens do not need to earn the same wages as American citizens to outperform the local economy simply by having more population density per square mile.

However, the author emphasizes that conservative ideals prevent population growth in the US under a wrong hypothesis. In addition to that, he declares that the US will be able to remain as a world power and as a first world country if the population density increases, otherwise, it could lose the international prestige it currently has.

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Immigration as a way to increase population density

Yglesias argues that there are several ways to increase population density and allow the economy to constantly expand. One of his proposals is immigration.

In fact, the author states: “The solution to the illegal immigration crisis is to let more people come legally. Immigrants of virtually all stripes may look like a threat to some xenophobic Americans, but they make native-born Americans richer and fuel the kinds of innovation that can help the country grow.”

Hence, apart from proposing legal immigration as a way to decrease massive illegal immigration, the author also argues that local market benefits greatly from skilled foreign workforce, which has become essential over the last decade.

Adding to that, Yglesias assures that for the US to remain as an international leader, it should have a population density of one billion people. In this way, it could match the economic system of its main “competitor”, China.

What does the Trump administration think?

The current administration of the US, led by President Donald Trump, disagrees with mass inclusion of immigrants. In fact, one of its main purposes has always been to reduce immigration, both legal and illegal.

President Trump argues that foreigners tend to:

• Reduce job and economic opportunities for the American population.
• Excessively use public benefits.
• Overpopulate the country.

However, Yglesias says that the population density of the US is quite low today and could trigger economic problems in the future.

Therefore, after analyzing sources and details about immigration, it is imperative to ask ourselves: what is the country we want for future generations and what are the values we want in our culture?

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