Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- Donald Trump has called for a new U.S. census that would exclude undocumented immigrants. In a post on Truth Social, he said he had ordered the Commerce Department to begin working on a "highly accurate" census. Trump emphasized that people in the U.S. "illegally" would not be counted. This move continues his hardline immigration stance and efforts to reshape key U.S. institutions.

The U.S. census, conducted every 10 years, is required by the Constitution. It affects federal funding, political representation, and economic planning. Traditionally, it counts all residents, regardless of legal status. Excluding undocumented migrants would drastically change how population data is used and how resources are allocated acro...