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Trump Plan Would Cut Millions From Census
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration has proposed a new Census Bureau plan for the 2030 Census that would exclude undocumented immigrants, nonpermanent residents, refugees, and asylum seekers from the population count used for House seat apportionment and federal funding allocation.
- The proposal includes adding a citizenship question and removing questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, aiming to create a "colorblind" census that avoids collecting "immaterial personal characteristics."
- Legal challenges are expected, as the 14th Amendment mandates representation based on the total population, and the changes could have significant political and financial impacts on states, particularly affecting minority representation and federal resource distribution.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James has indicated her office is preparing to legally oppose the proposed census changes.
