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Immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway challenges the 2020 Census count of noncitizens, arguing constitutional apportionment excludes them; opponents stress all residents determine representation.
- Missouri Attorney General Hanaway sued the U.S. Census Bureau to redo the $14 billion 2020 Census, seeking to exclude certain persons, claiming constitutional grounds.
- Her complaint cites the 14th Amendment's apportionment language, quoting `the whole number of persons in each state` and excluding 'Indians not taxed'; the filing asserts similar text governed at ratification.
- Advocates point out that the census has long included non-citizens and children because its purpose is to count the population, and immigrants have paid taxes and built lives here, with tax-ID use cited as reasons to include them.
- Immigrant advocates say the filing will dilute minority representation and highlight the lawsuit's timing amid intensified ICE operations harming affected communities.
- The Constitution requires a decennial count of `the whole number of persons in each state`, and critics say disagreement should be resolved by amendment, not litigation; advocates add counting everyone is a moral and contractual duty.
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Immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census.
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