> “numbers of persons”
The ‘numbers of persns’ is the key operative phrase. The Commerce Department has a long, long history of dealing with how that phrase is handled. From freed slaves to American Indians who pay taxes or don’t, the Apportionment Population has settled into a definition of who has rights under the Constitution and is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Illegals are not subject to US jurisdiction. They are subject to deportation unless they qualify for asylum. But they’ve learned over decades how to game the system. Their con game is coming to a close.
Sorry, this is gobbledegook. Illegals are certainly subject to US jurisdiction, watch them get rounded up and deported tomorrow. You ought to stop telling fairy tales