Need a reason to welcome immigrants? Research shows that the population of working-age Americans will drop significantly without them in coming years, making it more difficult to fund such things as Medicare and Social Security — let alone fill all labor needs.
The Pew Research Center says the large Baby Boom Generation — born after World War II and up to 1965 — is heading into retirement. Its loss plus the smaller size of following generations means the working-age population will shrink unless new immigrants are added.
“Without these new arrivals, the number of immigrants of working age would decline by 17.