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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo now he wants a fake Census......
(CNN) 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.
Trumps proposal marks a dramatic shift from longstanding census practices. The survey has historically counted all residents regardless of immigration status. ............(more)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/politics/trump-census-immigration
lark
(26,115 posts)He is a fucking idiot!
mwmisses4289
(4,734 posts)For some reason in his pea brain, he seems to believe texas is filled with nothing but white he-man cowboys ala John Wayne, and Florida is filled with nothing but rich white republican retirees. Don't know about Florida, but texas population seems to be going back to it pre u.s roots, where the majority of the population is of Spanish or native descent.
lark
(26,115 posts)He sees the rich magat suckuups that moved to FL and thinks that's the whole picture in his demented twisted pea brain.
democratsruletheday
(1,921 posts)ass clown that he is
OC375
(1,105 posts)Re-move immigrants.
Re-census what's left.
Re-district everything.
Re-shuffle legislature.
Re-distribute assets accordingly.
SickOfTheOnePct
(8,710 posts)...and probably not enough in any other states to make a difference.
Just a waste of time, money, & effort.
Emile
(43,271 posts)
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