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Philip Cohen comments on birth rate anxiety

Less Sex, Fewer Babies, Blame - no, wait . . .

Reporting for KRCC in Colorado, Sam Sanders details the confusion faced by today's 20-somethings around dating, as well as imperatives, especially among women, for establishing a career path."All this raises alarms for the economy," he write. "Economies need new workers to replace older workers as they retire. When a nation's birthrate drops too low, certain sectors can experience employee shortages, and ultimately, the economy might shrink."

Faculty Associate Philip Cohen echoed the sentiments of Jennifer Glass: immigration can help. "We should not worry about the birthrate in the United States," he told Sanders. "If we want to let [immigrants] come to this country, we can solve any problem you can think of related to population size."

See the complete article at KRCC