Trump Wants to Shrink the Census by Subtraction
The administration is trying to wipe millions of people off the map by simply not counting them.
So, the Trump administration is proposing a new rule for the upcoming census: if you don't have legal status, you don't exist—at least for government math purposes. This means undocumented immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers are being left off the head count entirely.
The big takeaway? The 14th Amendment explicitly says to count the 'whole number of persons' living in a state, but the administration is arguing that some folks just don't have enough 'allegiance' to the country to be included. It's essentially a massive rewrite of how federal funding and congressional seats are handed out.
Naturally, Letitia James is already gearing up for a legal showdown, reminding everyone that the Constitution doesn't really care about your paperwork when it comes to basic head counts. It’s a bold attempt to redraw the map by deciding who counts as a person.
Politics is just the art of choosing which residents are worth a line on a spreadsheet.
Source: UPI
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