Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JULY 17, 2020 / 2:24 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to soon issue an executive order that would ban undocumented immigrants from being included in the 2020 census count of every person living in the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, had no details of the order.
The exact timing of the order was unclear. It was not expected to be issued on Friday, the source said.
The government’s census count helps in determining where taxpayer money is spent for building public facilities like schools, hospitals and fire departments, as well as calculating states’ apportionment in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Trump administration has long sought to use the census as a vehicle to identify, and possibly limit the political power of, undocumented immigrants. In 2018, the administration said it would ask respondents to the 2020 census whether they were citizens, a move ultimately nixed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-migrants/trump-expected-to-exclude-undocumented-migrants-from-u-s-census-idUSKCN24I2JE
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Source: The Independent
Trump administration preparing executive order banning undocumented immigrants from being counted in census
'It is imperative for the census to count every person in the United States, where they live, and this includes communities that for various reasons have historically had low participation in decennial censuses,' GOP and Dem senator told census chief last week
John T BennettWashington Bureau Chief @BennettJohnT
3 hours ago
Updated, 5:40 p.m. – The White House is readying an executive order that would block undocumented immigrants from being counted in this year’s census, with Donald Trump possibly signing it Friday or soon after.
Politico’s Playbook newsletter first reported the expected order and a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed it is in the works.
Mr Trump and his team of hardline immigration advisers – led by domestic policy adviser Stephen Miller – have targeted the annual count of all people living in the United States before, losing a battle last year in July when he dropped a bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
During a White House event almost one year ago to the date (19 July), the president slammed federal judges and the Supreme Court for blocking his desire to add the question.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-undocumented-immigrants-census-white-house-a9625516.html
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