6: America’s New Demographic Reality

For the first time in decades, the U.S. immigrant population is declining — and with it, the country's long-held assumption of steady population growth. Bill King joins the podcast to discuss how demographic trends and President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policies are shaping the nation’s future labor force, economy, and identity, as well the importance of rational immigration policy for dealing with the challenges of global depopulation. This conversation was recorded on Oct. 13, 2025. Featured guest: Bill King, https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/bill-king  Mentioned in this episode: Bill King, Depopulation: Our New Demographic Reality (Stoney Creek Publishing, forthcoming). You can follow @BakerInstitute on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Learn more about our data-driven, nonpartisan policy research and analysis at bakerinstitute.org.