MARK STEYN: “IT’S A GOOD THING GERMANY HAS PLENTY OF — OH, WHAT’S THE WORD? — LEBENSRAUM:”

Angela Merkel, a childless woman, has been obsessed with her country’s deathbed demography since taking office: Germany’s fertility rate has fallen from 2.9 births per woman in 1965 to 1.3 today, and, even with immigration, they’re already in net population decline. I wrote about this extensively in America Alone, and all that’s happened since then is that the trend has accelerated. Without Germans, there won’t be a Germany: when your workforce shrinks and ages, you can’t be the economic powerhouse of Europe, or justify your seat at the G7 summit.

I was supposedly an “alarmist” when America Alone warned of the demographic death spiral. Now every western reporter has embraced the thesis as justification for accepting “refugees” — because you wrinkly old Krauts need these strapping young Muslim lads far more than they need you. It’s an easy piece to write: pick a German town with declining population — and don’t worry, there are zillions to choose from.

What could go wrong?