Four Republican state attorneys general are suing to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2030 census count, potentially impacting congressional representation and federal funding allocation.
The battle over the 2030 census has begun anew, with four Republican state attorneys general taking legal action to alter the once-a-decade head count even before President Donald Trump's second term officially commenced. This move follows Trump's recent rescinding of a Biden administration order, signaling a potential shift by his administration to change the 2030 census .
These efforts may gain momentum from the Republican-controlled Congress, where Representative Chuck Edwards from North Carolina introduced a bill earlier this month advocating for using citizen voting-age population instead of the total population for redistricting congressional and legislative districts. Edwards' proposal suggests that using citizen voting-age population could benefit Republicans and non-Hispanic whites.This new legal challenge echoes Trump's actions during his first term. He attempted to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census figures used for apportioning congressional seats and Electoral College votes. Additionally, he mandated the collection of citizenship data through administrative records. While these efforts encountered legal hurdles, including a Supreme Court rejection of the administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire, the legal landscape remains uncertain. The lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio, and West Virginia seeks to exclude undocumented and temporary residents from the numbers used to apportion congressional seats. They claim that Ohio and West Virginia unfairly lost a congressional seat and an electoral vote after the 2020 census due to the inclusion of undocumented immigrants, anticipating further losses in the 2030 census if the situation remains unchanged. However, projections from Election Data Services suggest that these four states are unlikely to lose seats after the 2030 census. Instead, states like California, New York, and Illinois, which have large immigrant populations, are projected to experience potential seat losses. The Census Bureau has yet to comment on the lawsuit
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