We are emerging from the worst recession since the Great Depression -- catastrophic contraction of the economy, catastrophic job loss, the likes of which most people alive today have never experienced.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

It is expected to produce a contraction of the native European population of between 100 and 150 million - a loss of one-third - by 2050.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Farewell to Europe