The White House is trying to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted by the census. Mr. Trump on Tuesday sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted when drawing the nation’s House districts, a move that critics called a transparent political ploy to help Republicans that would violate the Constitution. That final summary, provided by the president at the end of each decennial census, determines the count of House seats in each state. The White House is arguing that stripping undocumented immigrants from that final count would reflect a better understanding of the Constitution by clarifying that only citizens and legal residents are to be considered for purposes of drawing congressional lines. Experts in constitutional law dismissed Tuesday’s executive action as partisan politics just months before an election.

Source: New York Times July 21, 2020 12:05 UTC