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Trump Says He's Ordering New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

Trump OrdersSays He's Ordering New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

Trump Says He's Ordering New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House on Aug. 1, 2025. Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Trump's proposal violates centuries of constitutional precedent and is a desperate attempt to rig the political system in favor of Republicans. The Constitution clearly requires counting all persons, not just citizens, and there's no legal mechanism for conducting a mid-decade census for redistricting purposes.


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