people talk threat donald trump pose u.s. generally talk things like education environment consumers workers immigrants minorities make america great slogan nothing hot air anybody pay attention know one absolutely vital government function trump threaten nobody talk safe bet us actually even think despite warn federal agencies prepare massive budget cuts.it u.s. census census something need population count determine number u.s. representatives state get also determine state district get redrawn even state independent commission depend census know best draw district lines.census data also use federal program affect things like education veterans service rural development transportation house census determine allocation fund follow much include private sector businesses use census data determine everything optimal location understand local labor force local consumer population course stuff trump administration republican party see waste anyway hard-pressed actually cut fund budget without face massive backlash.hmm think maybe sabotage census would way gutting programs.that list ton also trump stance immigration could ice sweep cities undocumented immigrants even target courthouses immigrants show hear appointments pretty much everything fact judge washington state report hear undocumented immigrants miss court date even seek protective order abuser.we grow hate fear muslims contend arrest deport yet could worry answer census expose sensitive information make vulnerable harassment attack.for reason immigrants minorities may find far less will participate 2020 census communities high immigrant and/or minority populations could result bad undercounts undercounts bad enough could result district especially do independent commission inadvertently redrawn ways accurately represent state populations.it could also result impoverish high-immigrant communities see necessary federal dollars drain away program depend on.now okay census still three years away trump fund cut already force scrap plan new field offices would help census go smoothly also force cancel dry run every decade run-up actual census tell us conduct 2020 census likely problematic.they ask us online year partly cost-cutting measure course raise cybersecurity concern could exacerbate immigrants minorities fear ice come knock door asshat racists attack and/or harass follow hack courtesy everyone russia shadow broke recently hack nsa go one hell time convince us data safe secure.the problems trump gop cause census nothing shrug much way country run depend accurate census count go really difficult time.featured image mark wilson via getty image trump monstrous threat vital government function nobody talk