1880 US Census: population 50,189,209 2010 US Census: population 308,745,538 The population increased 9.7% between 2000 and 2010. Eventually a country must l

1880 US Census: population 50,189,209 2010 US Census: population 308,745,538 The population increased 9.7% between 2000 and 2010. Eventually a country must limit immigration. The alternative is the squalor of places like Haiti and Bangladesh.