President Trump has ordered the Commerce Department to create a new survey to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census. This decision aims for a more accurate count based on contemporary data. Trump emphasized that individuals in the country illegally should not be counted, indicating a shift from the traditional method of including all persons in the Census. Critics argue that this exclusion may violate constitutional mandates and distort representation and resource allocation for local communities. Previous attempts to modify the Census faced legal challenges, raising questions about potential court outcomes now that the Supreme Court has a conservative majority.
People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS, Trump wrote in a social media post. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Critics say excluding undocumented immigrants from the Census would violate the US Constitution, deprive local communities of needed federal resources and distort the data used by scientists and researchers.
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution says that congressional representation should be based on counting the whole number of persons in each state.
During his first term, the US president tried to add a citizenship question to the Census, but his efforts were blocked by the courts.
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