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232 years ago today, the framers of the US Constitution met here in Philadelphia to sign a founding document that — before making any mention of voting or a president — says an "actual enumeration shall be made" every 10 years. They were referring to the census👇 #ConstitutionDay 
2. At country’s founding, the census was not a head count of every person living in US. Constitution explicitly excluded “Indians not taxed.” Those who were counted weren’t counted equally. Constitution called for counting of enslaved people as 3/5ths “of all other persons”👇
3. After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified to require the counting of the "whole number of persons," ensuring the rights of formerly enslaved people👇
4. The "Indians not taxed" clause of the Constitution no longer excluded some American Indians by the 1940 census, when the Census Bureau began attempting to include all Native Americans in the counts used for reapportioning seats in Congress👇
census.gov/srd/papers/pdf…
census.gov/srd/papers/pdf…
5. Throughout this history, the counts have always included both citizens and noncitizens — regardless of immigration status. I’m tracking a lawsuit in Alabama & signals from the Trump admin that it may diverge from more than 200 years of precedent👇
npr.org/2019/08/14/749…
npr.org/2019/08/14/749…
