Who is Trump trying to exclude from 2030 US census and why does it matter?

What the report says

The Trump administration has proposed changing the 2030 US census so that only US citizens and permanent residents would be counted, a move that would exclude undocumented immigrants and some lawful temporary residents without green cards. According to Al Jazeera, the Commerce Department memo says those groups are not “true inhabitants,” and the plan is now subject to a 30-day public comment period before any policy is finalized.

The proposal comes during a broader White House immigration crackdown and renewed efforts to influence political power through redistricting and voting rules. Al Jazeera reports that the administration has also floated changes to census questions on race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. The article says Trump has previously argued that people in the country illegally should not be included in census totals.

The stakes are significant because census figures determine how federal money is distributed and how political representation is apportioned. Census data helps guide hundreds of billions of dollars in annual funding for schools, hospitals and infrastructure, and it also affects House seat allocation and electoral college strength. Critics cited in the report say the change could undercount states and cities with large immigrant populations, especially in places such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois.

Opponents also argue the proposal conflicts with the Constitution’s requirement that representation be based on the “whole number of persons” in each state. New York’s attorney general said her office is exploring a legal challenge, while advocacy groups warned the plan could distort democratic representation.