Biden to Reverse Trump Effort to Subtract Immigrants From Census
- Not counting undocumented migrants would have bolstered GOP
- Plan had already been undermined by court decisions, delays
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday revoking former President Donald Trump’s effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S. Census count, advisers said.
Biden’s order, one of 15 he is expected to sign on his first half-day in office, deals a final blow to an effort by his predecessor to help Republicans win elections over the next decade.