Too many conservatives have been in denial about declining incomes until recently. It’s happened under Clinton and Bush, not just Obama. The decline started among the lowest paid workers and spread up to something like 80% of people seeing steady year by year income declines.
I can't imagine how this could be turned around. One thing, for sure, the US doesn't need more population. That's just for the elite to continue accumulating wealth, power, and assets....at everyone else's expense.