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2024-02-03 23:07:31 UTC - HELPFUL
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Elon Musk’s statement is correct. The census counts every resident, including non-citizens. The purpose of this comprehensive count is to determine each state’s representation in the House of Representatives and allocate federal funding based on population figures. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/does-the-census-actually-count-everyone-and-should-it https://www.thoughtco.com/should-us-census-count-illegal-immigrants-3320973 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/07/24/how-removing-unauthorized-immigrants-from-census-statistics-could-affect-house-reapportionment/
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