Hungary is addressing its declining birthrate with a series of pronatalist policies, emphasizing traditional families over immigration. Prime Minister Viktor Orban introduced a family protection action plan which includes substantial financial incentives for marriages and large families. This model has gained attention globally, celebrated by influential figures like JD Vance, who questions why similar initiatives can’t be implemented in the U.S. The Biden administration has started to explore various proposals aimed at encouraging higher birth rates and marriage in American society, learning from Hungary's approach.
In our minds, immigration means surrender. He then announced a seven-point family protection action plan meant to encourage marriage and baby-making.
Hungary became the intellectual center of the global pronatalist movement, hosting right-wing thinkers from around the world at biannual demographic summits in Budapest.
JD Vance lauded Orban's family policies and asked, Why can't we do that here? Now that Vance is vice president, the administration might be about to try.
The White House has been hearing out a chorus of ideas in recent weeks for persuading Americans to get married and have more children.
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