The Trump Administration pushed to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census forms. They cited that this was intended to help protect voting rights.
The question was shot down by federal judges after 17 states came together and pushed for it to be reviewed by a federal body. The Judges found that the request was founded in “bad faith,” and rejected that it be added to the census forms.
Because of the Trump administration’s hardline approach to illegal immigration, much of the countries immigrant population has expressed fear at participating in the census due to the feared consequences of exposing themselves – even though the census is anonymous.
But why does this matter so much?
Congressional seats are based upon population. As states develop more inhabitants, their congressional seats can increase, or, if they are undercounted, they can decrease.
California currently holds 53 congressional seats. If the census is under-counted, they risk possibly losing one of those seats.
That’s why they are spending 126 million dollars on the census this year.
Ironically enough, of the 26 states’ spending money on the census, only four are controlled by Republicans. Some have suggested this is part of the GOP’s attempt to restrict Democratic control by not counting minority populations which tend to vote Democratic.
Texas is the second largest state in the country, with about 29 million people – California has about 40 million. Texas won’t be spending any money on the census as a state, but many non-profits and other organizations are donating to the effort, equaling almost 10 million in contributions to assist with the census.
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Hope you have a great week!
Matthews,
Strictly News
References
Democrats take aim at census citizenship question in spending fight. (2018, November 29). Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-budget/democrats-take-aim-at-census-citizenship-question-in-spending-fight-idUSKCN1NY2J1
In 2020 Census, Big Efforts in Some States. In Others, Not So Much. (2019, December 16). Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/census-california-texas-undercount.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191216§ion=topNews?campaign_id=9&instance_id=14568&segment_id=19635&user_id=a48f97e4c9dbdc83ef9a763e652a9cb4®i_id=103205845tion=topNews
Macagnone, M. (2019, September 23). House Democrats look beyond funding in census preparations. Retrieved from https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-democrats-look-beyond-funding-in-census-preparations
Illegals should not be able to vote, they’re not citizen’s , that’s why the dem’s did nothing but fight to keep the boder open,that’s the only way they hope to win an election , people need to wake up!
those trying to get the invading illegals the right to vote should be thrown out of our great country before they destroy it
Since the census is FEDERALLY controlled, HOW is this allowed? And how can it be used ahead of the every-decade census the federal government has done for many years? WHY are the demonRats allowed to arbitrarily change things? Why aren’t these changes requiring votes and other normal procedures? What gives them the right to ignore procedures and make unilateral changes?
After this shameful circus of deception I am not surprise that other representatives will switch.
The question on the census which P.O.T.U.S. and his administration have asked for is legal and correct. Registered voters must be citizens. Our Nation’s course is to be set by its Citizens. Only U.S. Citizens should be voting. This entire scheme is a move to disenfranchise AMERICAN CITIZENS! Giving away Social Security monies or/and Federal Tax-dollars to non-citizens for any reason is tyranny upon The Citizenry and is theft which is being committed by government personel. A Great Awakening has happened and no politician is safe!
I do not believe that an illegal alien should have any benefit s and especially not be able to vote
Census is important – I want to know how many non-citizens are in MY country . The left is pushing their unAmerican agenda on we the people . I don’t want non citizens to have more rights than me and the dems are making WAY to much progress in that direction!
The only reason, IMO, the democrates don’t want the “citizenship question” added to the census is twofold:
1.) They don’t want to lose seats in the house!
More importantly;
2.) The Constitution says only “citizens can vote” in federal elections. Democrats need the illegal immigrant votes to insure they win federal elections!
You can bet one thing for certain,if its crooked,the democrats will do it,thats what these low lifes do,and if its crooked that’s all they do,its in their blood,they can’t help themselves,they are guided by some kind of defective gene in their sorry ass makeup.