One theory is that as the population grew, the people quickly exhausted all of the natural resources.

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But across the population the number of children born with disorders is likely to increase if this theory holds true.

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The latest theory to gain sway: We don't want our unemployment rate kept down by an exodus of population, so we must stop that tide, too.

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