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Then why on earth would we want to exclude people living in our country?Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants
Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendmentwww.theguardian.com
We need to know who is in our country.
Congress? The US Constitution doesn't make a distinction between citizen and non-citizen. Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3, AKA the Three-Fifths Compromise Clause, directs that apportionment is to be based by a count of all free persons, excluding Indians not taxed. The latter is likely a nod to Indian nations being exactly that: separate nations. Indians taxed would be a nod to being subject to the US and the whole taxation and representation thing. The only way not to count a Illegal is if they're not taxed, and if they're employed here and not paying taxes, they've got bigger worries than being counted in the census, whether they realize it or not.
But that would result in democrats loosing seats in the house.Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants
Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendment
We need to know who is in our country.
