Donald Trump plans to order a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count used to determine apportionment of congressional seats:
President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count.
"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
"People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS," the president added.
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