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The states with much less illegals are being short changed of representatives because states like California get millions of illegals counted and got 5 additional Representatives which means the other 49 states lost 5
The real issue is that it is supposed to be forbidden to use the census for anything else - not to ferret out particular individuals.
That's not the point of asking for citizenship status. It's to apportion government funding, etc., correctly. We have no obligation to pay for government services/resources for those who shouldn't be here.
Having searched many a census for genealogy, the first census to ask detailed questions for all members of a household (no long/short forms) was the 1880 Census. Yes, it asked where everyone was born, immigration date, citizen or whether naturalized and date, English native language or other, able to read and write, occupation, and whether currently employed. There were no questions about ethnicity. Last census I searched was 1930 and not much had changed.
Interesting question asked of women back then was how many children they had and how many live births. Could read a lot into that question, especially today if they dared to ask that.
Again, having done our family tree, my now adult kids would need an extra page to put in their ethnicity. lol Stupid question IMHO. My husband and I have never had to fill out that long form.
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