Trump Pushes for Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants Despite Constitutional Challenges
TL;DR
President Trump has directed the Commerce Department to exclude undocumented immigrants from the upcoming U.S. census, citing modern facts and the 2024 presidential election, a move that contradicts the Constitution and is likely to face legal challenges, with critics arguing it aims to manipulate election outcomes and undermine constitutional requirements.
- Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution NBC News
- Trump Live Updates: Admissions Data, New Census, Putin Meeting and Tariffs The New York Times
- Trump orders work on new census, says people in US illegally 'WILL NOT BE COUNTED' Fox News
- Trump says he's ordering a new census. Here's what the Constitution says Axios
- Trump calls for a new census to exclude undocumented immigrants CNN
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