Government
Public comment openCount fewer people in the census
The Constitution says count everybody. The proposal has a shorter list.
- Executive owner
- Census Bureau / Department of Commerce
- Status
- Public comment open
- Due
- 2030
- Paying for it
- States losing representation and federal funding
ACTIVITY
UpdatedCensus wants to exclude undocumented residents and some temporary legal residents.
Simple Census Question, here comes the WHOLE Constitution! Beautiful Document, I like it very much, Lawyers turn ONE Sentence into a Year's Work...
It also proposes dropping race and ethnicity questions.
The Constitution says 'whole number of persons.'
Get the Counting RIGHT, I know creative Numbers!
The proposed count is short of that.
WHO are we Counting?
PUBLIC RECORD
The administration proposed counting only citizens and permanent residents in the census, excluding undocumented immigrants and some lawful temporary residents. The proposal would also eliminate race and ethnicity questions and is open for public comment for 30 days.