President Trump’s census proposal could upend funding for programs that rely on population data

President Trump wants a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants and reflects post-election data. But experts say such a change would require congressional approval and disrupt years of planning for the 2030 count. Here to consider whether the proposal is even feasible and how it could reshape the $2.8 trillion in federal funding tied to census data are Meeta Anand and Howard Feinberg. Ms. Anand is Senior Director, Census and Data Equity, at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Mr. Feinberg is co-director of The Census Project and Senior VP for Advocacy at the Insights Association. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .