Birth rates

Birth rates

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  Jeb Bush: Immigrants 'more fertile,' fuel economy

  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told religious conservatives Friday that the future of the nation's economy depends upon immigrants in part because they ... 

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  Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

  The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among ... 

• Teen birth rates decline in most US states

  The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the ... 

• Longer US white majority if immigration slows

  Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population ... 

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  Israeli Ethiopian birth control ignites debate

  Accusations that Israel deliberately tried to curb birth rates among Ethiopian immigrants have reopened a debate over discrimination against the group ...