Trump team aims to drop race, sexual orientation, migrants from census

The Trump administration proposed major changes Wednesday to the decennial census, calling for elimination of questions on race, ethnicity and sexual orientation, which it said would bring the questionnaire more in line with the census's original purpose.

Trump team aims to drop race, sexual orientation, migrants from census

TL;DR

  • Trump administration proposed changes to the decennial census.
  • Proposals include eliminating questions on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
  • The administration cited the census's original purpose as the reason for the proposed changes.