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The Trump administration has proposed excluding certain legal and undocumented immigrants from the US census count that determines the allocation of House of Representatives seats. The proposal marks a significant shift in how the census, traditionally used to count all residents regardless of immigration status, would be conducted. Critics argue the move could shift political representation away from areas with large immigrant populations, while supporters of the administration frame it as a matter of citizenship-based representation. The proposal is likely to face legal challenges given long-standing census practices.