Population Undercount News Today

Ask people whether they are american citizens. >> reporter: yeah, david. this could have major implications, as well. critics say this is about intimidating immigrants and will result in a population undercount, potentially could lead to lost congressional seats. but the white house says this protects voting rights and is necessary to measure the eligible voting population. california immediately filed suit, david, and now other blue states are promising the same. >> all right, cecilia vega with...

Baloney. theres heavy, heavy push booking this controversial move. even the former u.s. attorney general, eric hoerlder signing f on the alarm. saying this would negatively impact voting rights for decades. and ultimately, it would cause a population undercount. immigrants wouldnt want to fill out the census. and simply, why do we care? it is used to determine congressional district boundaries and also, inaccurate population count could mean that communities would not get the adequate amount of ...