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Trump has ordered his Commerce Department to change the U.S. Census in a move that could significantly bolster his chances at the next election.Yeah, he can't do that. He tried to during his first term and was told he couldn't. One of the darker moments in our history is the 3/5ths compromise. It was beyond reprehensible but it established that everyone here, regardless of status gets counted.
And even if he could it won't happen fast enough to impact mid terms. The census bureau would have to draft short and long forms and have them approved. They would need to hire thousands of federal workers before they got to even hiring the actual census takers. Everyone needs to be tested and trained. I was in college during the 2000 census and got a job as a census taker. I had to take a basic skills test as part of the application process and I know for a fact that they have a bunch of applicants who dont know things like math or if assault with a deadly weapon is a felony. It takes time to week through all of the applicants.
Even if they pull off the physical census in 12 months, the data would still have to be evaluated and states will have to figure out how to parse out new districts. That takes months to figure out.

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Trump has ordered his Commerce Department to change the U.S. Census in a move that could significantly bolster his chances at the next election.