Thread by @HMAesq

Banning undocumented immigrants from the census isn't new. The white supremacist group @FAIRImmigration spearheaded an effort to do the same in the 1980 census

*fill out your census forms*

https://twitter.com/playbookplus/status/1284172888187244548

They lost. But in this March 1980 piece, note what the lawsuit attempted: count undocumented people, but don't include them in the census count.

*fill out your census forms*

What Trump tried to do in 2019 and got shot down. @politico reports he may be up to it again.

If you want to see the where Trump and his immigration sidekick Stephen Miller get their inspiration, look to Tanton.

The #TantonNetwork is deeply embedded in the Trump administration, as these graphics make clear, and fill out your census forms:

plotagainstimmigrants.com/network/

"These groups are trying to get their numbers up, esp. in the census, because it will give them political clout...we have a problem with illegals...they will gain political clout, and it will raise hell with efforts to get change in Congress..."

*fill out your census forms*

A few points.

1. Trump's antics are NOT NEW. Rather, they are policies prepped and honed by an anti-immigrant movement that thrives on, and was built on white supremacy. (Tanton himself was a eugenicist.)

2. These policies will outlast his presidency.

3. Fill out your #census forms! Regardless of immigration status.

They're counting on you being afraid. They're afraid of your political clout.

Give them every reason to be.