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In reply to the discussion: Trump orders Commerce Dept. to begin work on new census [View all]travelingthrulife
(3,054 posts)40. Just say "No."
Why can no one say "No." to this monster?
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A census costs a lot of money, and takes a lot of temporary employees to accomplish
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 7
#1
The Census Bureau uses statistical models to estimate those who do not respond including non citizens.
Wiz Imp
Aug 7
#21
"My deportation plan was a complete success... There are now ZERO illegal immigrants in the U.S.!"
thesquanderer
Aug 7
#29
I updated the OP with an article about the labor trafficking that is a problem there.
BumRushDaShow
Aug 7
#22
He explicitly said he was ordering a "new census". Recounting a previous census is not a new census.
Wiz Imp
Aug 7
#23
True. But the linked article gives no indication that Trump was talking about redoing the 2020 Census.
Wiz Imp
Aug 7
#32
He stopped the census early in 2020. That must not have been enough to tip the scales.
live love laugh
Aug 7
#16
I posted their previous Census schedule upthread (in an ebedded link though)
BumRushDaShow
Aug 7
#26
USSC: : 2020: "declined to rule on whether a president has the authority to exclude undocumented immigrants "
riversedge
Aug 7
#30
The constitution is 100% clear that apportionment is to be based on the proportion of RESIDENTS
Wiz Imp
Aug 7
#41
They could save a lot of time and trouble if they just had ICE conducting the census,
Bayard
Aug 7
#33
At the very least, this will send census intimidation into the stratosphere.
thought crime
Aug 7
#43