Republican lawmakers are working with Democrats to ban the 2020 Census from asking United States residents whether or not they are American citizens.
In March, President Donald Trump’s administration announced they would put the citizenship question back on the census. It has not been included since 1950. For seven decades, all residents living in the United States have been counted on the census but have not been asked whether or not they are American citizens, making it impossible for the federal government to know the size of the citizen population versus the immigrant population.
Now, Republican and Democrat lawmakers are looking to reach a deal before the new year that would prevent the U.S. citizenship question from being asked on the 2020 Census, a Reuters report reveals:
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5 comments:
That question NEEDS to be on the census questionnaire!
Representation numbers in the house rely on those numbers - they should NOT be skewed by non-citizens!
We can't figure out the problems without the data, so include the question.
Absolutely. I'm sure a lot of immigrants are worried of being deported
If you actually give it thought, it probably should be the first question. On every census. We have citizens, invited guests, and party crashers. Party's over; head home, crashers.
"At this point, what difference does it make" ? Sound familiar?
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