Trump Administration Seeks to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count

The Trump administration is pushing for a major overhaul of the US Census that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count used for congressional apportionment. The US Census Bureau has argued that undocumented individuals should not be considered 'true inhabitants' for the purposes of this count. If implemented, the change could potentially remove millions of people from the figures used to allocate congressional seats among states. The move marks a significant shift in how the census has traditionally been conducted, as all residents regardless of legal status have historically been counted. Critics warn the change could dramatically reshape political representation across states with large immigrant populations.