baby boomlet occuring in US

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.


The United States has a higher fertility rate than every country in continental Europe.

The nearly 4.3 million births in 2006 were mostly due to a bigger population, especially a growing number of Hispanics. That group accounted for nearly one-quarter of all U.S. births. But non-Hispanic white women and other racial and ethnic groups were having more babies, too.

An Associated Press review of birth numbers dating to 1909 found the total number of U.S. births was the highest since 1961, near the end of the baby boom. An examination of global data also shows that the United States has a higher fertility rate than every country in continental Europe, as well as Australia, Canada and Japan. Fertility levels in those countries have been lower than the U.S. rate for several years, although some are on the rise, most notably in France.

Experts believe there is a mix of reasons: a decline in contraceptive use, a drop in access to abortion, poor education and poverty.


There are cultural reasons as well. Hispanics as a group have higher fertility rates -- about 40 percent higher than the U.S. overall. And experts say Americans, especially those in middle America, view children more favorably than people in many other Westernized countries.

"Americans like children. We are the only people who respond to prosperity by saying, `Let's have another kid,"' said Nan Marie Astone, associate professor of population, family and reproductive health at Johns Hopkins University.

Demographers say it is too soon to know whether the sudden increase in births is the start of a trend.
 
Of course they are all kids of illegals or Muslims, either wanting to breed their way to an eventual take-over.
 
Did it occur to you that many hispanics are legal citizens and some of those are my family members.

Calling having a family breeding is kinda contrary to the idea of family being the core of any country huh?

They will be as much American as you and have the right to have childern if they wish.

Dont look now but your racism is showing.
 
Experts believe there is a mix of reasons: a decline in contraceptive use, a drop in access to abortion, poor education and poverty.


Shorter version: because of conservative policies.
 
But we need the uneducated low level workers to takle the place of the mexicans we round up and send home.
 
Desh said:
Did it occur to you that many hispanics are legal citizens and some of those are my family members.

Calling having a family breeding is kinda contrary to the idea of family being the core of any country huh?

They will be as much American as you and have the right to have childern if they wish.

Dont look now but your racism is showing.
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Southern Man expects liberals to call him racist. After all he is white, conservative, and proud of his heritage.

However in order to make it stick, Desh must show where Southern Man where he said "hispanic" when he said "illegals". Otherwise it is Desh that is racist.
 
Double the population it will solve all our problems :clink:
I think most of those births are non european americans . Probably lots of anchor babies.
Asshat will get his wish of minority beneifts yet.
 
Southern Man said:
Southern Man expects liberals to call him racist. After all he is white, conservative, and proud of his heritage.

However in order to make it stick, Desh must show where Southern Man where he said "hispanic" when he said "illegals". Otherwise it is Desh that is racist.
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Wow, talking about yourself in the third person now.
 
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