Once a decade the census questions residents, and Trump has mentioned that the 2020 census may include a question on whether residents are U.S. citizens. There has been a big battle on whether this is a good idea, as it comes with many cons. People of certain cultures will avoid this question, which will result in White American’s being the dominant number. This could also result in a high fear in Hispanic-American and Asian-American families, as they may make plans to move away or simply avoid the government more than they already have, if they do not have proper citizenship.“If it is added to the census form, the citizenship question will distort our understanding of who resides in the country.” This census can effect many people other than the residents who are needed to vote. The article states that Trump’s “older white base” have investments that run on the “growing racial minority populations”, but if these were to decline due to an added question on the census then more than just residents are to be effected.
Although this article is really based on the effects of the census, it includes some important facts that can drive our population to be misinterpreted. And it also shows how much our population effects numbers and money deals. The added citizenship question on the census could possibly drive our population decline as Trump may use it as a way to remove illegal residents (immigrants). But this addition on the census is unlikely to be put into effect, due to the six lawsuits against it and the investments on diversity within the populations. Besides this all Trump removing illegal persons would only hurt his administration as many of them invest in the amounts of diversity within the country
Frey, W. H. (2018, September 30). Trump Can’t Win the War on Demography. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/opinion/trump-cant-win-the-war-on-demography.html
As a minority and a kid from an immigrant family myself, I understand your point. Trump may not be right to ask such a blatant question in such as way, but understanding the quantity of illegal immigrants in the United States is vital to assessing problems elsewhere. Like why is healthcare being provided to so many residents both illegally and legally at such an expensive cost for legal residents.
I’m conflicted as I can also see a reasoning behind the question as it does make our data on the population to be more accurate. However, is there another way of getting data on the whole population without including the question in the census questions?