Trump’s New Census Rules Will Exclude Undocumented Immigrants
The post Trump’s New Census Rules Will Exclude Undocumented Immigrants appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s ordered the Department of Commerce to change how it conducts the decennial census, pushing to no longer include undocumented immigrants in its count of U.S. residents. Close-up of a letter from the census bureau regarding the 2020 census. Gado via Getty Images Key Facts In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the commerce department has been ordered to start working on a “new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures” that will not count “People who are in our Country illegally.” The census, which takes place every 10 years and is constitutionally mandated, counts all people living in the United States, including citizens and non-citizens, whether they are in the country legally or not. The census data is used for various purposes including deciding the number of U.S. Representatives each state gets, drawing electoral district boundaries and allocating government resources. The next census is scheduled for 2030. This is a developing story and will be updated. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes. Key Background Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution establishes how representatives are allocated for the U.S. House and calls for a census every 10 years to determine the population of each state. Non-citizens have never been excluded from the count, whether they are legal residents or not. In his first term, Trump tried to add a question about citizenship to the census with the goal of ultimately excluding undocumented immigrants from the count deciding how many representatives each state gets, but the Supreme Court blocked the move. The attempt was slammed by critics who said it would lead…
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Topline President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s ordered the Department of Commerce to change how it conducts the decennial census, pushing to no longer include undocumented immigrants in its count of U.S. residents. Close-up of a letter from the census bureau regarding the 2020 census. Gado via Getty Images Key Facts In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the commerce department has been ordered to start working on a “new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures” that will not count “People who are in our Country illegally.” The census, which takes place every 10 years and is constitutionally mandated, counts all people living in the United States, including citizens and non-citizens, whether they are in the country legally or not. The census data is used for various purposes including deciding the number of U.S. Representatives each state gets, drawing electoral district boundaries and allocating government resources. The next census is scheduled for 2030. This is a developing story and will be updated. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes. Key Background Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution establishes how representatives are allocated for the U.S. House and calls for a census every 10 years to determine the population of each state. Non-citizens have never been excluded from the count, whether they are legal residents or not. In his first term, Trump tried to add a question about citizenship to the census with the goal of ultimately excluding undocumented immigrants from the count deciding how many representatives each state gets, but the Supreme Court blocked the move. The attempt was slammed by critics who said it would lead…
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