The Push To Exclude Noncitizens From The 2030 Census

The U.S. undertakes the census every 10 years. Hundreds of thousands of Census workers set out to count everyone living in the U.S., regardless of their citizenship status.

That data is used to reallocate seats in the House of Representatives, redraw voting districts on the local level, and decide how federal funds should be allocated in each state.
The next one is 5 years away, and President Donald Trump wants to make big changes to the 2030 count – by excluding noncitizens.

Why does it matter who’s counted in the Census? How would making changes to it influence the life of every person living in the U.S.?

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