This overpopulation leads to the even greater problem of pollution. The pollution problem is so terrible that in a few decades chances are that Mexico will be uninhabitable. Car exhaust, factory emissions and residential gas tanks are harmful and lead to eye and respiratory problems, affecting the overall health of Mexicans dramatically. People in Mexico City usually have to drive with their headlights on at noon to see through the smog. Pollution is killing fish, a major source of income for individuals.
Poverty is a problem spread throughout the country of Mexico.
They have such close living quarters that diseases are easily spread and often grow to epidemic proportions. Peasants are usually abused by the higher classes as well. Many people believe that economic development could break the cycle of poverty and overpopulation in Mexico. I propose that a very simple solution would be a one child per family policy. A part of becoming a mother or father ought to be that as soon as it is safe to after the birth of your first child, you should be sterilized.