The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline
Bloomberg Television·2026-01-30 22:01
The United States is flirting with a historic milestone this year. For the first time since the government first started counting in 1790, the US population may actually shrink in 2026. Even if that line isn't crossed just yet, experts across the immigration debate agree on one thing.Trump's second term is speeding the country towards a tipping point where immigration no longer makes up for fewer births and more deaths that we see in an aging population. The tougher the immigration crackdown, the sooner pop ...