International relations 21st century6/7/2023 The population concentration varies greatly among different regions. population now exceeds a quarter of a billion people. Population numbers are not easy to comprehend, especially when the U.S. Rather the focus is on immigration and how it has contributed to change in Texas' population and what the prospects are for the future, if current trends continue. ![]() This study is not about mortality or fertility, although it notes that a decrease in immigration from abroad would not, by itself, be sufficient to stabilize population size. The components of population growth are fertility, mortality and immigration. Texans are rightfully proud that the state is attractive to newcomers, but as conditions in the state change, so too do the benefits and costs of continued rapid growth. Within the lifetime of a few Texan old timers the state has surged from about three million inhabitants (1900) to well over 18 million and it is still growing rapidly. ![]() ![]() But could that population growth be too much of a good thing? This paper addresses that question, and it calls on Texans to consider where the state is headed. This may be due to Texans, noted hospitality. Texas overtook New York in 1994 as the nation's second most populous state, according to the Census Bureau.
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