'A campaign of fear': Alarms sound over Trump's plot to 'erase millions' of people

Columnist León Krauze argues in a Washington Post opinion piece published Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration is waging a “two-front war on the census” that could "erase millions" of people from the official count.The first front is a proposed rule, announced in September, that would count only citizens and lawful permanent residents when dividing congressional seats. Undocumented immigrants would be left out, as would many who are legally in the country without permanent status. The rule isn’t in effect, and public comment closes Nov. 2.Krauze says the census “has never been a voter roll” and exists to help plan public policy. The 14th Amendment, he notes, bases apportionment on “the whole number of persons in each State,” and people who can’t vote still rely on schools, hospitals and emergency services.Trump has previously tried to fundamentally alter the application of the 14th Amendment with restrictions on birthright citizenship, but the...