"2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents' Citizenship Status"

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"The U.S. Commerce Department announced late Monday that it will restore a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire."

"The last time a question about citizenship was included in the census questionnaire was 1950."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/26/597192714/2020-census-will-ask-who-is-a-citizen

I suppose the biggest question is why, but then again, we all know why, even further evident in Huckabee's flat out lie in today's press conference attempting to justify the questions inclusion, "This is something that’s been part of the census for decades"

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/26/census-citizenship-questions-487399
 
I Love America said:
Why not?
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Well to begin with, there is no need, what has arisen in the last ten years, actually in the last seven decades, that has created a need to return to antiquated practices?

Secondly, according to the Constitution, anyone who is considered a "free Persons," other than Native Americans who were at time singled out because they didn't pay tax, were suppose to be counted, so what does declaring citizenship have to do with obtaining an accurate count of people living in the United States?
 
archives said:
Well to begin with, there is no need, what has arisen in the last ten years, actually in the last seven decades, that has created a need to return to antiquated practices?

Secondly, according to the Constitution, anyone who is considered a "free Persons," other than Native Americans who were at time singled out because they didn't pay tax, were suppose to be counted, so what does declaring citizenship have to do with obtaining an accurate count of people living in the United States?
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but it goes to Congressional apportionment as well as grant money.

He concluded saying that in order to minimize an impact on census response rates, "I am directing the Census Bureau to place the citizenship question last on the decennial census form."
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^accomodating any concerns..

CA of course wants no part of determining who is a citizenship -muchless who is here illegally or not
gawd forbid we upset any illegal aliens, who CA now treats as a protected class
 
archives said:
Well to begin with, there is no need, what has arisen in the last ten years, actually in the last seven decades, that has created a need to return to antiquated practices?

Secondly, according to the Constitution, anyone who is considered a "free Persons," other than Native Americans who were at time singled out because they didn't pay tax, were suppose to be counted, so what does declaring citizenship have to do with obtaining an accurate count of people living in the United States?
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About the same as asking nationality, race, sex, politics, etc, etc. Nothing if they are just trying obtain an accurate count of people.
 
archives said:
Well to begin with, there is no need, what has arisen in the last ten years, actually in the last seven decades, that has created a need to return to antiquated practices?

Secondly, according to the Constitution, anyone who is considered a "free Persons," other than Native Americans who were at time singled out because they didn't pay tax, were suppose to be counted, so what does declaring citizenship have to do with obtaining an accurate count of people living in the United States?
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Why don’t you want to know how many illegals are here? Nobody is saying don’t count them. Just label them. What do you fear?
 
archives said:
Well to begin with, there is no need, what has arisen in the last ten years, actually in the last seven decades, that has created a need to return to antiquated practices?

Secondly, according to the Constitution, anyone who is considered a "free Persons," other than Native Americans who were at time singled out because they didn't pay tax, were suppose to be counted, so what does declaring citizenship have to do with obtaining an accurate count of people living in the United States?
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Tell us why there is a need for any of these questions


https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/index_of_questions/

Through the decades, the census has collected data on race, ancestry, education, health, housing, and transportation. An examination of the questions asked during each census illustrates changes in our nation's understanding of race, the impact of immigration, growth of the Hispanic population, and computer usage

What does any of it have to do with knowing how many people are here?
 
We all know why liberals fear it. They use illegals to cheat at elections

Without illegals Commiefornia would have fewer electoral votes and reps
 
I Love America said:
Why don’t you want to know how many illegals are here? Nobody is saying don’t count them. Just label them. What do you fear?
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Nah, your changing the subject, if you can't stay on topic, start your own thread

And by asking that question what you are going to do is discourage illegals from responding, meaning an accurate count is the last thing you will get, counting illegals was not the purpose of the census as stated in the Constitution
 
I Love America said:
Tell us why there is a need for any of these questions


https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/index_of_questions/

Through the decades, the census has collected data on race, ancestry, education, health, housing, and transportation. An examination of the questions asked during each census illustrates changes in our nation's understanding of race, the impact of immigration, growth of the Hispanic population, and computer usage

What does any of it have to do with knowing how many people are here?
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Have any of those questions been resurrected after a seventy years absence? And the last thing it is going to produce is an accurate estimate of Hispanic population, which then again, probably is the purpose
 
anatta said:
but it goes to Congressional apportionment as well as grant money.

^accomodating any concerns..

CA of course wants no part of determining who is a citizenship -muchless who is here illegally or not
gawd forbid we upset any illegal aliens, who CA now treats as a protected class
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Of course it does, representation also, which is the real variable

And again, why even bring the question back after seventy years? No matter where you place it just the fact that it is there is going to discourage people from responding

The Constitutional definition of who should be counted states "free people," it doesn't ask for a count of citizens but rather individuals living in the United States, why now regurgitate a inquiry deemed unnecessary seventy years ago?
 
archives said:
And by asking that question what you are going to do is discourage illegals from responding, meaning an accurate count is the last thing you will get, counting illegals was not the purpose of the census as stated in the Constitution
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They're already breaking the law by being here. What's keeping them from lying and saying they're citizens?
 
archcriesalot said:
"The U.S. Commerce Department announced late Monday that it will restore a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire."

"The last time a question about citizenship was included in the census questionnaire was 1950."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/26/597192714/2020-census-will-ask-who-is-a-citizen

I suppose the biggest question is why, but then again, we all know why, even further evident in Huckabee's flat out lie in today's press conference attempting to justify the questions inclusion, "This is something that’s been part of the census for decades"

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/26/census-citizenship-questions-487399
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Do you know why we do a census?
 
It looks like they just want to register non-citizens, not ban them. You know, create a sort of national registry. :rolleyes:
 
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