Trump Officials Push to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From US Census
Census Bureau Also Considers Race and Ethnicity Questions in Overhaul That Would Have Dramatic Effect on Voter Maps
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is proposing changes to the US census to exclude immigrants without legal status.
- These changes could impact federal resource allocation and the drawing of House of Representatives districts.
- The Census Bureau is also considering changes to race and ethnicity data collection.
- The proposal aims to exclude undocumented immigrants but continue counting lawful permanent residents.
- The bureau may use administrative records to determine the legal status of respondents.
- Previous attempts by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the census were unsuccessful.
- Democrats and advocacy groups are expected to challenge these changes legally, asserting the 14th amendment mandates counting all people.