The Government Wants Americans To Get Married and Have Many Babies. But Is That Part of Its Job?
problem with that is, for many decades, the government has contributed to the problem. Moreover, there are other, more trustworthy, institutions that can handle this sort of problem.
The birthrate in the U.S. is 1.6 children per woman, below the 2.1 replacement rate needed for the population to sustain itself without immigration. Up until recently, our leaders used this fact to justify the unceasing deluge of third-world migrants. Rather than address why the people who already live here aren’t having children, America’s leaders have been replacing the native population with foreigners.
The Trump administration wants to change this. They’ve been meeting with pronatalism groups and kicking around ideas on how to incentivize more Americans to get married and have many children. The New York Times published a report on this. White House officials are looking at giving a $5,000 baby bonus to every American mom after delivery, reserving 30 percent of Fulbright scholarships for applicants who are married or have children, and funding a program that teaches women about their menstrual cycles. The Times made sure to point out that the White House sees only traditional-style families as legitimate. Boo-hoo.
The New York Times published on April 21, 2025, an article about the White House’s agenda to boost marriage and childbearing among Americans.
It’s refreshing to have leaders who have respect for thousands of years of proven social science, or, as I see it, respect for God’s design for the most essential building block of society. It’s also nice to have leaders who want this country’s future to be perpetuated by the people who already live here, people whose ancestors built this country. Coming from an immigrant, this may seem like an odd and hypocritical position. But I have my reasons. First off, my family came here legally. That’s
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