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“Are You a Citizen?”: Justice Dept. Seeks to Add 2020 Census Question

HeadlineJan 29, 2018

The Justice Department is seeking to add a question about whether people are U.S. citizens to the 2020 census. Immigrant rights advocates have slammed the move, saying it will cause millions of people to not participate in the census, and therefore further limit government services and political representation in majority-immigrant communities.

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