An Argument in Favor of Government Intervention Regarding Population Control

Overpopulation is exactly what it sounds like, over-population and crowding. It is a growing concern that faces everyone. Between 1991 and 1997, 6,944,591 immigrants poured into the United States. (NPG Facts and Figures, "Us Immigration Levels") Every year, children are being born as well, adding to overpopulation. In 1998, the US infant mortality rate was 7.2 percent of 1,000 live births. This number increased in 1998 to 3,944,046, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. The population of the US grew by 1,605,976 individuals, exclusive of immigration. …