Letter: Subcategories are nothing new to the census

FILE - This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith, File) I mostly agree with the Editorial Board of The Salt Lake Tribune reciting the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in their editorial: "Utah needs an accurate census count.” The pivotal word indeed is “persons.” I agree that the Constitution demands a count of the total number of humans to enable apportionment numbers to the U.S. Congress.

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