{"id":20891,"date":"2025-08-07T19:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20891"},"modified":"2025-08-07T19:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:48:48","slug":"trumps-demand-for-a-new-census-is-a-distraction-that-will-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20891","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Demand For A New Census Is A Distraction That Will Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>PoliticusUSA is 100% reader-supported, however we might use your assist. Please help us by changing into a subscriber.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg\" width=\"703\" height=\"246\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:246,&quot;width&quot;:703,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:31127,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/i\/170383714?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!ono6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bfc09be-6899-4a3a-b7c5-67bf935bd0b3_703x246.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donald Trump has tried this earlier than. Throughout his first time period in workplace, Trump demanded a brand new Census that might not rely immigrants who&#8217;re within the nation illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s second time period is failing, so the president trotted out his canine whistle in opposition to brown individuals by demanding a brand new Census.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted on Fact Social:<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve instructed our Division of Commerce to instantly start work on a brand new and extremely correct CENSUS based mostly on modern-day details and figures and, importantly, utilizing the outcomes and knowledge gained from the Presidential Election of 2024. People who find themselves in our Nation illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thanks in your consideration to this matter!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It takes years of planning and staffing to do a brand new Census. Trump can\u2019t order one, and it seems like magic.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) identified the larger concern:<\/p>\n<p><em>That is wholly unconstitutional. The Structure mandates a census each ten years that counts each single individual within the nation, no matter their citizenship standing. When Trump tried to do that in 2020, the courts flat out rejected it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pew Analysis checked out what a brand new Census that doesn\u2019t rely individuals within the nation illegally would seem like and the way it could influence elections, and their reply was that it could have minimal influence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/trumps-demand-for-a-new-census-is\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PoliticusUSA is 100% reader-supported, however we might use your assist. Please help us by changing into a subscriber. Donald Trump has tried this earlier than. Throughout his first time period in workplace, Trump demanded a brand new Census that might not rely immigrants who&#8217;re within the nation illegally. 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