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New Census Figures Show U.S. Population Growth Slowing

New Census figures show that the U.S. population is growing at its slowest pace in decades. This year the population grew by less than half a percent, driven by a drop in immigration and fewer births.

Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley speaks with William Frey, demographer and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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