The differences between the economic structure of northern and southern Italy. with industries thriving in the north and modern economic development neglected in the south. further serve as . convincing illustration of the diminishing relationship between density of population and economic conditions. Taking due notice of this development. the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration strives now to supply skilled or semiskilled manpower to the underdeveloped countries where such manpower is needed. rather than to continue the Indiscriminate siphoning off of people from countries not so long ago described by the now obsolete. totally fallacious notion as overpopulated. Another factor. a most Important one. has recently entered into considerations of immigration policy: the universally growing birth rate. A2534 Where do we. the United States. stand in this regard: Recently a Washington newspapernot particularly friendly to me and my way of thinkinghad this to say: "If the population of the United States continues to grow at its present rate. the census takers in 2000 will count twice. as many Americans as in 1960. "In recent years we have been growing at an annual rate of 1.7 percent. faster than any industrialized country in Europe and faster than some underdeveloped nations such as India and Korea. Our rate of growth is now about the same as that of the exploding world population." It is by now agreed by everyone that the rate of our economic growth lags badly behind the rate of growth of our population.
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