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The U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion. And, a new census report on noncitizen voting that President Trump is touting has ties to a think tank aligned with him, raising concerns among experts.
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A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
A U.S. Census Bureau analysis has identified tens of thousands of noncitizens voting in the 2020 election, raising concerns about election integrity.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. Census Bureau report has revealed that more than 24,000 noncitizens cast ballots in the 2020 general election, with more potentially still to be identified. WHEN & WHERE: The data pertains to the 2020 general election, with California found to have by far the most noncitizen voters, at 4,300, followed by Texas at 2,500. DETAIL: The report found that of the 24,000 noncitizen voters identified, 3,800 were from Mexico, the most common country of origin. However, nearly 7,000 have no identified country of origin, so the nationality data is far from complete. The Census Bureau analyzed a total of 160 million votes, with “high confidence” that 128 million were cast by citizens, leaving 32 million…Open
California had the highest number of noncitizens voting, with 4,300 votes, according to the analysis, followed by Texas, with 2,500.
President Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that a Census Bureau review of the 2020 election found that over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally. Trump reiterated […] Source
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