Editorial: Why the census shouldn't try to count undocumented immigrants
by Los Angeles Times
Jan 05, 2018
3 minutes
The U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a national census every 10 years, a tally that is used to apportion various benefits among the states, including seats in the House of Representatives. It's a difficult task, and a magnet for disputes. The first census, conducted in 1790, was done by federal marshals assigned to visit every home in their judicial district to count the numbers of free white men and white women, other
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