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August 8, 2025

Trump Calls for a New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants
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President Trump is calling for a new census that would take the
unprecedented step of excluding undocumented immigrants for the first
time. As mandated by the Constitution, the census is conducted every 10
years and counts all U.S. residents regardless of their immigration
status, since the 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons
in each state" to be included. It's unclear whether Trump will attempt
to move up the census from 2030 to an earlier date.


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