>>5664805 (lb)

>WHY THEN WOULD THEY FIGHT TO BLOCK THEM FROM BEING 'COUNTED' AS PART OF THE U.S. CENSUS?

My take. The DO want them counted, but not Identified as illegal. If they were identified this way, they could be challenged during redistricting time. If counted without identification, the illegal count goes toward the redistricting and cannot be challenged because there is no basis.

May be late on this, but didn't see an answer browsing the bread first.