ABSTRACT
Planners must recognize that the United States needs to have a strong immigrant population in order to provide the workforce necessary, which, when combined with technology, will maintain economic growth. The immigrant population should in total have a low median age. Population pyramids are often viewed as the most effective way to graphically depict the age and gender distribution of a population, because of the very clear image these pyramids present. The desire to lower mortality leads to policies that promote population growth but add to the senior population. The world needs economic development to increase gross national product and at the same time see a decrease in population to increase the overall standard of living.
