Full articlehere:🚨BREAKING : 👇 Majority Of Voters Back Trump’s Call For New Migrant-Free Census

A recent poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports has revealed that a significant majority of likely voters in the United States support a proposal by Donald Trump to initiate a new census. The survey indicates that approximately 57% of the electorate approves of the former president’s call for a revised count, with a noteworthy 36% expressing strong approval. In contrast, only 34% of respondents signaled their disapproval. The central point of contention in this proposal—whether illegal immigrants should be excluded from the final population count—saw 52% of voters in agreement, highlighting a sharp divide in public opinion regarding how congressional representation and federal resources should be allocated. The partisan nature of this issue is starkly reflected in the polling data. Among those who oppose the inclusion of illegal immigrants in the census, a staggering 74% approve of Trump’s directive. The breakdown by political affiliation shows that while 83% of Republicans and 49% of unaffiliated voters support the new census, a surprising 43% of Democrats also expressed some level of approval. However, the survey found that 49% of Democrats still believe illegal immigrants should be counted. This divide is further underscored by candidate preference for the 2024 Presidential Election, with 70% of Trump supporters favoring the exclusion of non-citizens compared to only 36% of those supporting Kamala Harris.

The impetus for this debate stems from Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he has instructed his administration to begin preparations for a “new” census. In social media communications, Trump specified that this count would aim to exclude millions of individuals living in the country without legal status. This represents a significant departure from historical precedent, as the U.S. Census has counted all residents, regardless of legal status, since its inception in 1790. Trump further directed the Department of Commerce to utilize information gathered from the upcoming 2024 election to facilitate this process, though the specific methodology regarding the use of election results remains undefined and the White House has declined to comment on the logistics of the directive. From a legal standpoint, the proposal faces substantial hurdles. Under Article 1 of the Constitution, the authority to oversee the census resides with Congress, not the executive branch. Furthermore, the 14th Amendment explicitly mandates that the “whole number of persons in each state” be counted for the purposes of apportionment. While current federal law allows the Department of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census—potentially in 2025—existing statutes prevent those results from being used to redistribute House of Representatives seats or Electoral College votes before the scheduled 2030 cycle. The Department of Commerce has stated it will adopt modern technology to better analyze data reflecting legal residents, though they did not specify how this fits within existing constitutional constraints. Despite these legal complexities, the move aligns with legislative efforts within the Republican party. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has introduced a bill that would not only exclude non-citizens from the count but also trigger a mandatory redistricting process prior to the 2026 midterm elections. Other GOP members have proposed similar measures targeting both illegal immigrants and green card holders. Trump has expressed optimism regarding these legislative paths, suggesting they will eventually pass and provide a more “accurate” representation of the legal population. This push occurs against a backdrop of increasing partisan tension over congressional maps, as Trump has urged leaders in various states to redraw boundaries to reflect changing political realities. However, the proposal has met fierce resistance from civil rights organizations. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which previously challenged the Trump administration over the 2020 census, has signaled its readiness for another legal confrontation. Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, characterized the attempt to exclude residents without legal status as a violation of the Constitution, federal law, and long-standing legal precedent. As the debate intensifies, the intersection of immigration policy, constitutional law, and electoral strategy remains a focal point of the 2024 political landscape, with the potential to reshape the demographic and political landscape of the United States for years to come.