President Donald Trump has set in motion his plan to exclude illegal aliens living in America from the next census count.
On Thursday, Trump announced that he has ordered his administration to prepare a new census that doesn’t include non-legal residents.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump confirmed that illegal aliens will not be counted in the new census.
Trump said on Truth Social:
“I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern-day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024.
“People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The U.S. Census, which is conducted once every decade, has long included foreign-born residents, both legal and illegal aliens, in its count.
This practice has led to a distortion in the demographic makeup of the nation.
In the 2020 census, which was the first to allow responses online, millions of illegals, along with legal immigrants, refugees, students, and asylum seekers, were counted as part of the total U.S. population.
As reported by USA Today, the U.S. Census Bureau has historically included all foreign-born individuals in its estimates, regardless of their legal status.
This means that illegal aliens have been included in the census data, which has had a profound effect on the allocation of congressional seats and federal funding.
Trump’s push to exclude illegal aliens from the census aims to correct what many see as a long-standing political maneuver by the Left to inflate their representation in Congress by counting those who are not legally allowed to vote.
The issue became especially relevant when the redistribution of congressional seats following the 2020 census showed how illegal immigration has tilted political power in favor of liberal strongholds.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children were responsible for the redistribution of congressional seats.
States like Ohio, Michigan, Alabama, Minnesota, and West Virginia each lost one seat, while California and Texas gained two seats, and New York gained one.
The 2020 Census estimated that there were between 11 and 22 million illegal aliens in the United States.
If current trends continue, it’s projected that by 2060, one-in-six residents will have been born outside the U.S.
This demographic shift has already had a significant impact on the political balance of the country, with illegal aliens contributing to the population growth in states like California and Texas, which has resulted in more representation for areas with large immigrant populations.
Trump’s stance on this issue has been clear: illegal immigrants should not be counted in the Census when it comes to allocating representation.
His move to address the issue is part of a broader effort to combat the Left’s use of illegal immigration to inflate their political power, especially in states where these populations have significant sway over local and national elections.
The next U.S. Census will be conducted in 2030, and it remains to be seen whether the government will adopt changes that reflect Trump’s position.
Until then, the debate over how to handle the inclusion of illegal immigrants in official counts will continue to be a point of contention in the political battle over representation and immigration reform.
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