"Birth rates are plunging throughout our hemisphere. Between 1970 and 2005, Mexico was the source for roughly two-thirds of the million or so immigrants who entered the United States yearly. When this huge migration began, Mexico's birthrate was 6.72 children per woman. It has since fallen to 2.1, and it continues to decline."
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Mona Charen, "The Trump Sideshow Plays Right into Democrats’ Hands" (10 July 2015), National Review
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