If we had those 40 million children that were [aborted] over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker links abortion rates to immigration needs in a controversial demographic argument.
- In plain terms
- Fewer abortions could mean fewer jobs for immigrants.
- What can you take from it?
- Demographics drive labor supply and policy debates.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do demographics affect labor?
- What are the trade-offs in population policy?
Another view
It oversimplifies complex economic and social factors.
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