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The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.

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Emanuel Celler
Age: 92 †
Born: 1888
Born: May 6
Died: 1981
Died: January 15
American Politician
Lawyer
Politician
Brooklyn
New York
Rate
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United
States
Reproduce
Usa
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Required
Population

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