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Every article that I have read in respected publications disputes your points. The US is expected to have considerably higher population growth than the EU. Most major EU countries expect population declines. The US, by contrast, will continue to have very strong population growth. Here's an article from an Evening Standard-caliber paper, the USA Today, which states that the US will hit 400m in roughly 30 years. (i.e., a 33% increase).

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...pulation_x.htm