A recent example is China, which has been experiencing overpopulation since the 1970’s. In 1979, the Chinese government actually began issuing methods, such as the “one child per family” policy, to help combat the issue. Even though many methods have been attempted since that time, none of them have had much success. China’s population today hangs at 1.2 billion citizens, which is nearly 21% of the entire population of Earth. China is an example of how quickly a country can become overpopulated and how difficult it is to combat the issue. The population of illegal immigrants in the United States has been increasing by a total of 2.25 million every year, making it the largest contributing factor to population size.(susps.org) If America does not take a lesson from China and begin dealing with illegal immigration in a serious way, it could be dealing with overpopulation issues of its
A recent example is China, which has been experiencing overpopulation since the 1970’s. In 1979, the Chinese government actually began issuing methods, such as the “one child per family” policy, to help combat the issue. Even though many methods have been attempted since that time, none of them have had much success. China’s population today hangs at 1.2 billion citizens, which is nearly 21% of the entire population of Earth. China is an example of how quickly a country can become overpopulated and how difficult it is to combat the issue. The population of illegal immigrants in the United States has been increasing by a total of 2.25 million every year, making it the largest contributing factor to population size.(susps.org) If America does not take a lesson from China and begin dealing with illegal immigration in a serious way, it could be dealing with overpopulation issues of its