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It is sometimes said that there is no population problem in the United States because the U.S. fertility rate is approximately at the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. However the population of the United States increased in 1992 by approximately three million people. There are two major causes of continued population growth even when fertility is approximately at the replacement level. One is population momentum; the other is immigration. This paper examines what must be done if we want to achieve zero growth of the population of the United States immediately, without the long delays caused by population momentum.
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Bartlett, A.A., Lytwak, E.P. Zero growth of the population of the United States. Popul Environ 16, 415–428 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02209423
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