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OMISSION: Legacy News Skips Proposed 2030 Census Not Counting Illegals Major news was made as President Donald Trump called for a new census that excludes illegal aliens. This would also exclude them from being counted for purposes of congressional reapportionment, which would alter the makeup of Congress.

Per Fox News:


President Donald Trump declared in a Thursday morning Truth Social post that he has directed the Commerce Department to start working on a new census, noting that illegal aliens in the U.S. will not be included in the population count.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president said in the post. 


None of this drew coverage on ABC, CBS, or NBC newscasts. The proposed new census did draw meaningful coverage on Spanish-language media. Here’s how Univision anchor Félix De Bedout introduced the top story, which was on the Census:






FELIX DE BEDOUT: President Trump today ordered the Department of Commerce to work on a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. There are more than 342 million people in the United States, including some 65 million Hispanics, according to the Pew Research Center. More than 11 million immigrants lack legal status.


What followed was an item with no soundbites in favor of the illegal-excluding Census but several against, with the takeaways being that $3 trillion in assistance to the states is at stake contingent on the Census, and that it might not necessarily skew towards red states because of the high numbers of illegal aliens in Florida and Texas. 

Telemundo offered a similar item, but with balance. For example, correspondent Christina Londoño sought multiple soundbites both in favor and in opposition to the Census:


CRISTINA LONDOÑO: These workers recall the campaigns during recent censuses to ensure that all families filled out the forms.

WORKER: Yes, last time they counted, they counted everyone, then.

LONDOÑO: But this morning, President Donald Trump ordered a new and highly accurate census based on updated facts and figures, in which undocumented people will not be counted.

WORKER: One more attack, right? One more attack, because otherwise, they don't want to count on one.

LONDOÑO: On Trump's side, this other worker. Don't count them. If they're not here properly, they don't deserve benefits, he asserted. 


Univision led with the story, and Telemundo featured it a little further down A-block. The story is significant to these networks because of their immigration advocacy. It is natural that they feature them at the top. 

After covering the Texas fleebaggers for most of the week, the legacy newscasts should’ve covered the Census, too. Instead, they chose to bury it lest anyone remember the botches that cost Texas and Florida a seat each. We remember.

Click “expand” to view the full transcripts of the aforementioned reports as aired on their respective networks on Thursday, August 7th, 2025: 


NOTICIERO UNIVISION

8/7/25

6:31 PM

FELIX DE BEDOUT: President Trump today ordered the Department of Commerce to work on a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. There are more than 342 million people in the United States, including some 65 million Hispanics, according to the Pew Research Center. More than 11 million immigrants lack legal status. Peggy Carranza tells us what a change to the census would entail.

PEGGY CARRANZA: In all caps, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that people in the country undocumented will not be counted in the Census. The question is whether he can pull it off, because the Constitution requires that everyone be counted for congressional seats, and the Supreme Court blocked his attempt to add a citizenship question in 2019.

FILIBERTO AGUSTI: Which is almost impossible, because it requires not only the approval of Congress, but also the approval of a large majority of states. And of course, the blue states aren't going to approve this.

CARRANZA: A change in the Census would have far-reaching consequences. Politically, it could redraw state congressional maps, as is being attempted in Texas to favor Republican candidates.

CARLOS VARGAS RAMOS: Because we have to, with the exception of states like Texas or states like perhaps Florida, a large proportion of people who live in states that favor Democrats tend to have more people who are undocumented.

CARRANZA: It would also affect the distribution of nearly $3 trillion in federal funds to local communities for health care, roads, and other programs.

ARTURO VARGAS: Mayors, council members, those who are managing school districts will not have the true figures of how many students, how many residents are in their cities, in their schools.

CARRANZA: This would also impact the construction of hospitals, homes, and supermarkets, harming the general population.

DIANA MANCERA: There would be fewer benefits, right? what? Or it would be money that would go to other resources and not to those that would really be needed.

CARRANZA: Redistricting typically occurs every ten years after the Census. The next one is scheduled for 2030. Back to you, Felix.

DE BEDOUT: Thanks, Peggy. To learn about the implications of President Trump's order on Congress if it were to become effective, let’s go to our data analyst, Andrés Echevarría.

ANDRES ECHEVARRIA: That's right, Felix. What would happen to the balance of power in Congress if undocumented people weren't counted in the Census? Well, that same question was analyzed by the Pew Center in 2020, and what they found was that Texas, Florida, and California would lose one seat, while Alabama, Minnesota, and Ohio would gain one additional seat. So it would be a transfer of power, not necessarily from Republican or Democratic states, but from states with high immigrant populations like these to states with fewer immigrants, as we see here. In effect, essentially zero at the national level, because we know that immigrants live in both red and blue states. Felix, back to you.

DE BEDOUT: Thank you very much, Andrés.



NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO

8/7/25

6:39 PM

ARANTXA LOIZAGA: We're heading to Washington with the administration's latest effort to maintain Republican control of Congress. Today, the president called for a census that excludes all undocumented immigrants. Cristina Londoño has the reactions.

CRISTINA LONDOÑO: These workers recall the campaigns during recent censuses to ensure that all families filled out the forms.

WORKER: Yes, last time they counted, they counted everyone, then.

LONDOÑO: But this morning, President Donald Trump ordered a new and highly accurate census based on updated facts and figures, in which undocumented people will not be counted.

WORKER: One more attack, right? One more attack, because otherwise, they don't want to count on one.

LONDOÑO: On Trump's side, this other worker. Don't count them. If they're not here properly, they don't deserve benefits, he asserted. But the change, if it were to happen, Arturo Vargas, a former census consultant, tells me, would be long and difficult.

ARTURO VARGAS: Against the Constitution, against the laws, against the civil rights of human beings. It goes against everything.

LONDOÑO: Since the first census in 1790, the census has been held every ten years, as mandated by the Constitution. Since then, both citizens and non-citizens have been included to allocate seats in the House of Representatives according to the population size of each district.

INDIVIDUAL: They should take us into account, since we're also paying taxes. The jobs we have contribute to the—to the government as well.

LONDOÑO: Trump's critics also claim that his outburst against the Census reflects concern ahead of the midterm elections, which the ruling party typically loses.

LOU CORREA: He wants three more years of continuing to do and undo whatever he wants, without anyone putting him in check. They want to reduce the Latino vote so that the Republican Party can continue to control the United States Congress.

LONDOÑO: Trump tried to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census during his first term, but lost the battle in the courts. This second attempt, analysts say, could end up in the Supreme Court.

The next census is scheduled for 2030, and according to the Constitution, the current government must submit the questions to Congress two years in advance so it can decide what to ask citizens. That task would fall to the Donald Trump administration. Arantxa.

LOIZAGA: Let's follow up on this huge news. Cristina, thanks for the information.


 
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