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Monday, April 15, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Citizenship Question Used on Census for 175 Years, GOP Report Shows

A new report from House Republicans shows a citizenship question appeared on the U.S. census in one form or another for nearly 175 years, and argues that its addition to the 2020 census should not be controversial despite Democrats’ objections.

“Every decennial census from 1820 to 1950 inquired about citizenship,” the minority staff report released Thursday by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform says, adding:
From 1970 to 2000, the long-form census—sent to a segment of the population—inquired about citizenship. Since 2005, the Census Bureau has asked 3.5 million Americans about their citizenship every year.
Those census appearances cover almost 175 of the 229 years since the first U.S. census in 1790.

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4 comments:

Rebel Without a Clue said...

Distinguishing between those who are citizens and those who are not is not biased. It's simply getting an accurate account of the country's total occupancy. We need to have an accurate account for many reasons, primarily representation in DC.

Anonymous said...

Thea article clearly points out that this question has only been included in about 1% of census forms.

Anonymous said...

Burn the Liberals ass! Ask the question! F the illegals.

Anonymous said...

They will lie to you anyway. Doesn't do much good to ask.