shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union according to their respective numbers which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states and within every subsequent term of ten years in such manner that they shall be law direct. the whole number of free people, not citizens, people. yet the president continues to say otherwise, including behind closed doors today and recently on camera. >> what's the reason, mr. president, for trying to get a citizenship question? >> well, you need it for many reasons. number one, you need it for congress. you need it for congress, for districting. you need it for appropriations. where are the funds going? how many people are there? are they citizens, are they not citizens? you need it for many reasons. >> again, that's not true, nor is the more accurate data rationale, which the president