What is your "guesstimate" based on? Please provide a citation for the 20 million+ legal immigrants in the past 3.5 years.I would guesstimate perhaps 500,000 to max of 1 million per year? Not the 20 million+ in the last 3.5 years. What do YOU think the “right” number should be?
- 2021: Around 740,000 legal immigrants were admitted, as the country began to recover from the pandemic's impact on immigration.
- 2022: The number of legal immigrants admitted rose to over 1 million, reflecting the Biden administration's policies on immigration.
- 2023: Immigration numbers surged further, with approximately 1.6 millionlegal immigrants entering the U.S.(Pew Research Center)(OHSS).
To consistently achieve 2% GDP growth, a combination of population growth (primarily through immigration given the low birth rate in the US) and productivity improvements is required. A typical estimate would suggest that around 0.5% to 1% population growth is needed annually, which equates to 1.6 million to 3.3 million additional people per year, depending on other factors like productivity and labor force participation.