They started 28% of all new U.S businesses in 20111, despite accounting for just 12.9% of the population (Alsever 2014). Since the 1970's immigration has been the primary driver of U.S population growth (Hurlbert 2013). ... America is the third most populous nation on earth, and combined with our annual 1% growth rate, higher than most developing nations, America is on track to double its population by the end of the century. ... Over time, the elder population could prove ruinous to these countries' economies both in terms of consumption and growth, and their ability to support thos...

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The population had doubled within 30 years of fighting one of the most deadly battles of the country's history. ... The population had doubled within 30 years, driving many citizens out of business (farmers being the majority) and into either factory jobs with horrible conditions, or no job at all, resulting in an unemployment rate rising almost as fast as the immigration rate. ... From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... At the end o...

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The South was once heavily run by the plantation economy and was one of the foremost important reasons to why the population had a slow rate of increase. ... From the beginning the south had been outgunned, in 1860, the 11 states from the south had a population of a measly 9 million, whilst, the 11 northern states had 20.7 million people and produced over two million in arms, which was over double the amount of what the south produced. ... Now that the nation was growing and becoming more habitant, there were clear signs of growth in population; by 1916 the population had doubled. ...

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The population count almost doubled before the beginning of the new century. ... People from small towns and farms also helped swell the population in the cities. ... They were firetraps not only because of poor design but also by over population. ...

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The large inflow of Latinos, combined with growth in the U.S. native-born Hispanic population, have considerably altered the demographic structure of the country in this last century. The 2010 Census accounted for more than half of the nation's population growth in the previous decade. ... Hispanic population surged 43 percent to reach 50.5 million. ... In the last 10 years, the number of Border Patrol agents overall has more than doubled, reaching 21,394 in 2012.We have strengthened security at the borders to decrease illegal border crossing. ...

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African-Americans and Hispanics make up most of the prison population in America. ... This is a reason why there are so many minorities in the prison population today. ... And for the second group of judges that were racially biased, the sentencing for the blacks was double the rate of whites (Hartman, "End Racial Discrimination"). ... African Americans make up most of the population in the jails today. ... Population (Hartman, "End Racial Discrimination"). ...

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The unemployment rate among blacks is more than double that of whites, keeping millions of impoverished blacks poor. ... An inordinate 40% of the prison population is of black descent, whereas they make up only 13% of the American populace. ...

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In the years to come, as these "Baby Boomers" (A person who was born before 1960) reach the age of 65 America will have to support its largest retired senior population in history. ... The senior population however, is expected to grow by 22 million. During the 60's, when benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare were created, the workforce doubled the amount of retirees (Cowan, 608-10). ...

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After the Korean War, Korea had a very difficult time both economically and politically. While people suffered from the economical poverty, there was a lot of effort to overcome their poverty among young females. In the 1970s one of the biggest social booms was to have the American dream. The Americ...

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reveals that between 1999 and 2000, homicides committed by youths under the age of 18 more than doubled. ... If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ...

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