Trump Tries Redefining Americans Like a Bad HOA Board Member
KEY POINTS
- â˘The Trump administration ordered the Commerce Department in August 2025 to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2030 census count.
- â˘Experts like William Frey and Terri Ann Lowenthal warn the proposal threatens census accuracy and could shift congressional seats in California, Florida, and Texas.
- â˘New York Attorney General Letitia James vowed to explore legal actions to block the administrationâs attempt to rewrite census rules.
In a move that feels like Census meets reality TV show 'Defining Who Counts,' the Trump administration resurrected its classic plot twist: excluding undocumented immigrants from the 2030 census count. After flopping with the doomed citizenship question in 2019, Don Jr. re-ordered the Commerce Department last August to 'immediately begin work' on this new population remix, where only people loyal enough get to be 'true inhabitants.' Pewâs 2020 numbers warned California, Florida, and Texas could lose House seats because of this exclusion, sparking cries from demographer William Frey and ex-House census overseer Terri Ann Lowenthal, who describe this as a politically motivated census coup with a side of race and sexuality question censorshipâthe censusâs dessert since 1790. Attorney General Letitia James, channeling her inner legal superhero, promises a sequel of lawsuits to stop this census rewrite saga.
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(1 of 3)Trumpâs latest plot twist: defining 'true Americans' by checklist, excluding millions, and turning the census into a partisan talent show nobody consented to.
Who knew population counts could double as political Hunger Games? Spoiler: undocumented immigrants arenât getting invited.
Removing race and ethnicity questions from the census is like erasing the cast from a reality show. Whoâs left to watch?
Source: Axios | Published: 9/10/2026 | Author: Avery Lotz
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