4 questions about Trump’s proposal for a new census Politics Aug 8, 2025 4:19 PM EDT

President Donald Trump wants the Commerce Department to conduct a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants.

“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. People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday.

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The Constitution requires the United States government to conduct a census every decade. The data collected on populations across the country are used

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