Same family, two answers
The Commerce Department's 2030 census proposal calls the same family a 'true inhabitant' when the federal government wants their taxes, and a 'non-member of the body politic' when their state wants its House seats — at the same desk, on the same day.
Source article: 2030 census proposal seeks input on immigrants with temporary status.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- politics, demographics
- Primary entities
- Trump administration, Commerce Department, Census Bureau, House of Representatives, Supreme Court, The Wall Street Journal
- Themes
- Temporary legal status, Census residence rules, House apportionment, Census race and ethnicity data, Civil and voting rights enforcement, Federal Register rulemaking
- Floor values engaged
- Equality & fairness, Informed citizenship