Infographic headed Public Comments, docket USBC-2026-0628, Sep 15 to Oct 16, 2026. 52,424 comments: 44,871 oppose, 7,393 support, 160 neither. A gauge reads 86% oppose. A single word cloud colors opposing words orange and supporting words blue, led by withdraw, citizen, december, disparity and illegal. Topic bars: Part 60 excludes undocumented immigrants and non-citizens, 92%; Part 70 removes race and ethnicity questions, 88%; apportionment and redistricting effects, 87%; constitutional and case law concerns, 69%; restrictions on sexual orientation and gender identity data, 64%; administrative or tax-records linkage, 44%. A comments-by-state grid shows that 36,604 of the 52,424 comments name a state, led by California with about 5,300, New York with about 2,800 and Washington with about 1,700. A comments-per-day bar chart climbs steeply across the period.

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