The state of Nevada has joined a lawsuit aimed at blocking President Trump’s recent executive order on the 2020 election, arguing that it violates the Constitution. The lawsuit, filed by several states and advocacy groups, challenges Trump’s directive which seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced the state’s participation in the lawsuit, stating that the executive order is unconstitutional and has the potential to harm Nevada’s representation in Congress. He emphasized that all residents, regardless of their immigration status, should be counted in the census in order to ensure fair representation for all communities.
The lawsuit argues that Trump’s order goes against the requirements outlined in the Constitution, which mandates that the census count must include the “whole number of persons in each state.” By excluding undocumented immigrants from the count, the lawsuit claims that Trump is seeking to dilute the political power of states with significant immigrant populations, including Nevada.
This legal challenge adds to the growing opposition to Trump’s efforts to change the way the census count is conducted. Critics argue that the president’s order is a politically motivated move to benefit the Republican Party by reducing the representation of states with large immigrant populations.
As the lawsuit moves forward, Nevada and other plaintiffs are hoping to block Trump’s executive order and ensure that the 2020 census count is conducted in a fair and constitutional manner. The outcome of this legal battle could have far-reaching implications for the distribution of political power in the United States.
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