You are correct. The average Euro birth rate is about 1.6. They will lose population. What that means to a socialist economy, is no new workers to support the lavish retirements of the previous generation and universal health care for all. According to B'at Yeor, the Euro elites decided the solution was to open immigration from North Africa. Those were supposed to be the workers who would support the aging Europeans population. It is not working out.
Our immigration policy is complex and de facto. Yes, we have jobs that our own population will not take. On the other hand, illegal workers depress wages, burden services, especially medical services. Southern California used to have the best hospital system in the world. Multiple trauma centers, helicopter ambulances. No longer. Now we see Emergency Rooms full of children of illegal aliens with runny noses. Our prison system is heavily burdened by illegal aliens as is our school system and every other social service.
Why is it that there is a sector of American society who would rather collect welfare than work menial jobs?
When you say we don't want immigrants, I don't think that is accurate. I understand why people would want to flee from the economic hardship of central American countries. But by entering the country illegally, they cut ahead of those who go through the lawful immigration process.
While our immigration laws are complex and require rationalization, the solution is not to ignore our borders, or the privileges and immunities which follow from citizenship rather than illegal residence.
Like any sovereign nation, we are entitled to borders.
By the way, let's just ignore exaggerations like $20 head lettuce prices. We had a Bracero program in the 50s and 60s. There are solutions which do not result in the US becoming the social service sump for all of Central America.
