Did Founding Framers intend for the Census to count Illegal aliens? Courts could soon decide

The federal government began grappling with the treatment of illegal aliens in the census in the late twentieth century. In the lead-up to the 1980 census, and the Carter administration ultimately determined that illegal aliens should be included in census counts. That question is again under debate.
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The federal government began grappling with the treatment of illegal aliens in the census in the late twentieth century. In the lead-up to the 1980 census, and the Carter administration ultimately determined that illegal aliens should be included in census counts. That question is again under debate.