AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - Trump officials push citizenship question in test survey for 2030 census
The Trump administration is moving forward with a field test of a citizenship question as part of early 2030 U.S. Census planning, raising fresh alarm that the question could make a comeback after being blocked in 2019. Why it matters: The change is part of a broader push to reshape how the U.S. counts its people, and reduce the practice of counting undocumented immigrants to determine congressional apportionment, Electoral College votes, and the distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funds. - Any change that alters who gets counted can shift political power and resources across states. Driving the news: The plan that's part of a regulatory filing follows President Trump's August announcement that he had instructed the Commerce…
NPR (Hansi Lo Wang) - Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census
The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.