Overpopulation In America

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The United States already had an overpopulation problem. Now that the population is growing even more we have more cities and states being overpopulated. According to Support U.S. Population Stabilization (SUSPS), if our population trend continues, we will be able to add enough population to create another New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Francisco, Indianapolis, San Jose, Memphis, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Boston, Columbus, New Orleans, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, and El Paso - plus the next 75 largest cities in the U.S. - by 2020. According to Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), low-ranking countries have high population growth and high ranking countries have lower population

Throughout the last few hundred years, humans have built a foundation. Compared to all of the other animal species on Earth, humans are the most intelligent. We have built houses everywhere, developed a system to sustain ourselves, and now inhabit almost every piece of land on earth. Humans are smart, strong, and know how to fend for themselves. But, humans have a tendency to take it too far, and we have already done so. There have been numerous advancements over the past few hundred years which could ultimately lead to the downfall of the human race. The main issue is overpopulation due to the advancements in technology and general knowledge. The statistics from an article by Kenneth Smail show that “In the year 1900, there were almost 2 billion humans living on Earth. Throughout the 1960’s, the baby boom, there were 3 billion humans on Earth. Today in 2016, there are just over 7 billion humans living on Earth.” Currently, we have taken up just over half of all available land on this planet, and with increased amounts of people having kids, our population will only increase. Overpopulation is becoming a serious problem all around the world, especially in countries such as China and India. There are many global problems associated with overpopulation that are becoming more and more prevalent, which will all have dangerous effects on the foundation that humans have

When America started, the first settlers weren’t required to have documentation. So when did the fascination for documentation start? As people started seeing the new world as a place for a better life, more immigrants came to America. However to prevent overpopulation, the American government decided to stop and slow down immigration. On September 1727, America started to construct inspections on immigrants arriving to ensure that diseases weren’t going to be spread here. Though it wasn’t until the Plantation Act of 1740 where residents started getting naturalized. Nevertheless the first illegal aliens to appear here was in 1808, after foreign slave trade became illegal. Since then, the United States has naturalized many of their residents throughout the centuries after issues have been solved. With illegal immigration becoming a popular issue it is important to know the cause for its developing popularity, such as affecting the citizens, government’s obligation to satisfy its citizens, and government’s need for control.

There is no questioned that the United States is overpopulated. We are consuming resources at an unsanctionable rate, with the population increasing, you start to see many difficulties our nation faces surfaces on a day-to-day basis. Whether its contamination, over-consumption, transportation congestion, full institutes, clinics (sickness), exploited social amenities, unemployment (jobs), collapsing structure, inner-cities undeveloped (poverty), and not enough resources. When you have war, corruption, and poverty in many other countries in the West people look for better occupation for themselves and their families. The US is the best country on this earth hands down. Immigrants come here illegally because the process takes too long with good

Back in the year 2014 the percentage of immigrants living in the U.S. was 12.9 percent and this number has been doing nothing but increasing. As a result of that it means that the population is increasing as well. An increase in population means an increase in the government spending, which is hurtful to the economy. In order to provide citizens with social services and benefits it cost a lot of money. In fact according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities last year the government had a 485 billion dollar deficit most of which they got from borrowing after they had spent 3.5 trillion dollars. Out of the 485 billion dollars 11 percent went to Safety Net Programs, 18 percent went to Defense and International Security Assistance, 24 percent

Population in the world is growing rapidly and civilians don’t realize the consequences of having too many people in this world. Just a few of the consequences are, homeless people, food shortages, and unemployment. With an increase of people, resources are quickly being used up. Should America try to mimic China’s population control law that couples are only allowed up to two children? Population control will help the world because it will eliminate food shortages, reduce the amount of trash, and stabilize the economy.

Another thing that countries could try in order to decrease the overpopulation is increase the focus they put on their women. Developing countries tend to have higher rates in childbirth the ration to parents to kids are higher. The more children that people have the more children that can go to work , bring in money or cook and clean around the household. Women and girls in these countries have little to no education. They have to stay at home and raise their children or help out with brothers and sisters.Women that live in countries like the United States and Canada have low birth rates and tend to wait until they are older to have children if they have any.These women are bought up to go to school and then further their education.After

The United States population is growing rapidly. At a rate of 0.7% per year currently, that equates to about 9 million new people a year, after the number of deaths are accounted for. With the number of people seen on the streets rising and the number of incarcerated criminals “dropping” to around 0.2%, it is difficult to see where all these new people are going to fit into society. As hard as it is to imagine a new baby born every eight seconds, that is the reality currently facing America. However, while this type of population growth is likely going to cause America’s demise, another country is currently populating at a rate even America cannot compete with: India. At an astonishing 1.7% increase per year, India is currently populated with almost 900 million more people than the United States. With less than half the land size and an undeniable need for more resources to survive, India has been faced with the largest increase of population within the last century. However, unlike the United States, India’s government has taken crucial steps towards helping to control their population. Albeit, their methods are a bit unorthodox and incredibly appalling by Western standards. Regardless, in order to maintain a

Imagine the earth as a rubber band and you put it around a roll of paper, paper being the people. The more paper you ad the more stretched the rubber band gets until it just snaps. Earth represents the food water and oxygen needed to live and when that burst, life ceases to exist. Population growth is due to three reasons, high birth rate, low mortality rates, and increase in food production. Populations numbers are more rapidly eating away at natural resources and in the future there will be no more to go around. China's idea is to make laws forbidding no more than one child. Couples should be responsible for the number of kids they have and not be forced by law.

The United States is 3.806 million square miles, the land mass can’t grow to sustain an increasing population. The United States Census Bureau estimated the United States population on December 31, 2014 was 320,087,963; and this number is increasing every second. As the population increases, the environment must change to meet the demand. As sophisticated as the U.S. is, the ability to ensure that every home is clean, sanitary, has healthy living conditions with proper nutrition, and has adequate running water and utilities is limited. There are poor neighborhoods, cities, and regions; these areas are a contributor for the spread of disease. With the ease of travel, disease can spread worldwide with little to no effort. The WHO report on global

Imagine this, a dystopian society where the ground, everywhere, is black with asphalt, because all the forests have been cut down and houses cover the area. Inevitably, all animals have become extinct because their homes have been destroyed and the demanding population has consumed all natural resources. The only thing in abundance, mankind. The crowded streets swarming with people every second of the day and the overpopulated world itself seem like frivolous problems now, however, it is the unrivaled cause of everything. This problem must be solved, and the only way to do so, is for the government to enact new laws and regulations.

The United States is growing over time due to more births, and more people living longer. Increased numbers due to immigration has also affected the growing population. Along with the growing number of immigrants comes the increasing numbers of the United States being more racially and ethnically diverse. “The Census Bureau projects that the U.S. Will continue to grow to almost 440 million persons by 2050 (Shrestha & Heisler, 2011)”. With the increase in population, and rapid aging, there will be change in the nature of illnesses, diseases, and the pharmaceutical businesses. The growing population will also affect the public pension systems such as social security.

The world would be a better place without many atrocities; terrorism, crime and prejudice to name just three but the list is endless. Religious intolerance... poverty... greed... environmental pollution... over farming... the decimation of the rain forests... exploitation of animals... climate change... plastic pollution. All these issues can only get worse as world population increases.

One of the many issues that occur with the growth of population is in fact poverty. As more and more people are born, it cuts down many resources because of over population in the world. With poverty there’s unemployment. Going to the poorest cities in the world and able to see the struggles of over population with, shakes for houses, stacked on top of one and other and lack of recourses many struggle with. According to William and Mary Cunningham expert from Population Growth states; “Some believe that population growth is the ultimate cause of poverty and environmental degradation.” (172) If population is the root cause of poverty for many around the world imagen their environment recourses or their environment surroundings. Environmental degradation is a cause of not taking care of our environment and letting things go. So how are the poorest cities with their environment surroundings? Lack of agricultural land, food