Posted on · The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
Posted on · The administration has been in a legal fight for more than a year to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. It has been blocked by the Supreme Court for now.
Posted on · The decision comes more than a year after the Trump administration announced plans to include on forms for the national head count the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"
Posted on · The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.
Posted on · Colm O'Muircheartaigh, a professor at the University of Chicago, testified in federal court for California and cities that argue asking about citizenship is politically motivated.