[quote=briansd1]
We easily have enough room in America for a population of 1 billion.[/quote]
I think that would be appalling.
It is not like the growth would be evenly distributed across our landmass. Using current trends as a guide, these folks would flock to the cities, a large percentage to cities on the coasts.
Do you think San Diego (or New York) is ready to handle a doubling or tripling of their population? Are the services ready? The roads, schools, sewers? Water?
What would the quality of life be like? I know Brian you are an advocate for high density vertical noisy downtown living, but not everyone shares your enamoration with that lifestyle.
Would we notice if the population density in San Diego doubled or tripled? How you be likin’ da 5-805 Merge now? It’s not like that would be an easy thing to fix.
You are right we demographically will need workers. Is it too much to ask that they come in nicely and let us know who they are?
Brian you often cite the Euros as some exemplar of refinement superior to us. Well, when I was on a train from Switzerland to Paris, once we were in French territory we were literally approached by French immigration authorities on the train who literally said “Papers please”. Is that ok for the French but not for us?
