Preparations for the 2030 census are underway with Trump directing the administration to begin work on a new census that could exclude undocumented residents. This move raises questions since the 14th Amendment mandates counting all persons. Trump's comments suggest he may connect census data with 2024 election outcomes, though it is unclear how this relates to the census process. Historical context reveals the Supreme Court previously blocked a citizenship question on the 2020 census and legal implications of excluding undocumented persons remain unresolved. Biden's attempting to uphold previous census counting practices counters Trump's directives.
Trump has instructed his administration to start work on a "new" census, calling for an unprecedented exclusion of millions of people living in the U.S. without legal status.
The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" to be included in census numbers, which are used for determining congressional representation.
It's unclear why Trump believes results from the Presidential Election of 2024 may be relevant to the Census that's scheduled for 2030.
The U.S. Supreme Court stopped a question about citizenship status from being added to the 2020 census but did not rule on excluding undocumented individuals from apportionment.
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