Introduction: the demographic trajectory and public policy / James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca -- pt. 1. The baselines of demographic change and the broad policy framework. America's changing demographic tapestry / Martha Farnsworth Riche and Judith Waldrop ; Family politics and demographic realities / Peter A. Morrison -- pt. 2. Global demographics: ramifications. The global population outlook / Charles F. Westoff ; Population growth: the complicating element / Jane S. De Lung -- pt. 3. People on the move: immigration and migration. The challenge of illegal immigration / Thomas J. Espenshade ; Immigration and demographic Balkanization: toward one America or two? / William H. Frey -- pt. 4. Demographics, income, and economic mobility. How big is the income dilemma? / Frank Levy ; Upward mobility in space and time: lessons from immigration / Dowell Myers -- Pt. 5. The great American family dilemma. Balancing act: if you've got the money, honey, I've got the time / Daphne Spain ; American family decline: public policy considerations / David Popenoe -- pt. 6. America in transition. Separate and not equal: America's diversity crisis / Edward Blakely ; Baby boom retirement crisis: myth or reality? / Richard C. Leone.