If I had a $billion, I would subcontract to FedEx and UPS to do the census. These guys already go, more or less, to or past every neighborhood/home in these United States, each day.
And they have computerized tracking systems that can collect and collate the data in nanoseconds.
We would be DONE in less than a month and with a fairly high degree of accuracy, IMHO.
On a separate note....The census is actively seeking to ensure that Massachusetts does not lose that congressional seat that it is otherwise destined to lose.
See, they ask whether your college student is living at home or at school on April 1.
Now, April 1 is after Spring Break and after Easter weekend...So, of course my child is back at college....and not to be counted as residing at home.
And so, even though college students across this great nation may be registered to vote at their home addresses, be licensed to drive at their home addresses, file their tax returns from their home addresses, consider themselves residents of their actual home in their actual home towns....for the purposes of the census, they are counted as being residents of their colleges and Universities...
Which brings us to Massachusetts...Just how many colleges and Universities are there in Massachusetts? And just how many students are now going to be counted as residents of Massachusetts?
April 1 is an interesting date to pick...Could as easily have been January 1....or July 4.....
Should I be wearing a tinfoil hat?
How many illegals are going to be counted and how the H * * * are they going to know any different? I’m sure they aren’t about to ask if they are here LEGALLY!
The same goes with dozens of people living in the same house (SOMETIMES) during the year. Are they going to put tracking devices on them to see if they are telling the truth?! /s