Birthrate hits record low
Overall decline 8%, led by foreign-born women
Posted: November 30, 2012 at 2:02 a.m.
The U.S. birthrate plunged last year to a record low, with the decline being led by alien women hit hard by the recession, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
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