Trump Bars U.S. Census from Counting Undocumented Immigrants
- Limits affect how many seats states get in U.S. House
- President seeks to fire up core voters ahead of election
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that aims to bar undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census for the purpose of determining U.S. House seats, a constitutionally questionable move that civil libertarians say they will challenge in court.
Trump is seeking to fire up his conservative base ahead of the November election with a policy that would limit political representation for communities with growing numbers of undocumented immigrants.