I read with considerable interest the handout, "The Demographic Future, " by Nicholas Eberstadt on global birth rate decline. Having read about Eberstadt's qualifications (Wikipedia), a Harvard graduate with a Ph.D. Political Economy and Government, it would certainly seem he has accurately predicted his concerns, the stagnant birth rate and disproportionate aging populations is having repercussions on the global economy. He provided examples for instance, the declining birth rates is having on Europe and Japan. I focused my attention on the U.S. sub-replacement and issues of immigration. I also focused attention on repercussions the demographic decline with respects to Russia. With regards to the U.S. immigration laws, I concur the number of immigrants that have come to this country has attributed keeping America demographics in the surplus rather than deficit. It is also my opinion the U.S. intent to promote immigration was not to help immigrants succeed as much as the underlying agenda to bring immigrants here to meet the needs of the affluent societies. Immigrants that have come to this country have typically been synonymous with doing back breaking labor. They have filled shortage demands in various labor and service occupations. For several decades Americans have displayed an unwillingness to work in certain labor jobs and accept the same wages as immigrants. No one will dispute that today Latinos constitute a large population surplus in America, however a concern with first generation Latinos that come to U.S. is they tend to be less educated. While the Latino population contribution to the labor market has been unquestionably huge, lack of education has manifested other social issues including poverty, crime, exploitation of medical and other social resources, and there continues to exist high numbers of teenage pregnancies and school drop-outs. When considering immigration reform there must be some compact in place, if this c