Understanding the Census: Examining Past Debates Over Citizenship and Apportionment Ahead of 2030
Understanding the Census: Examining Past Debates Over Citizenship and Apportionment Ahead of 2030 While the decennial census for 2030 is still years away, past debates surrounding its methodology and impact continue to shape public discourse. Notably, former President Trump’s administration previously sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count used for congressional apportionment and attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. These efforts, though ultimately unsuccessful for the 2020 count, highlighted the profound national repercussions of…