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The #CitizenshipQuestion the Trump admin wants on the #2020Census is unprecedented.
Yes, past U.S. censuses have included citizenship questions.
But never before has it DIRECTLY asked for the citizenship status of EVERY person living in EVERY household.
npr.org/2019/05/22/719…
Yes, past U.S. censuses have included citizenship questions.
But never before has it DIRECTLY asked for the citizenship status of EVERY person living in EVERY household.
npr.org/2019/05/22/719…
2. By the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its ruling on whether the Trump administration can add this #CitizenshipQuestion to the #2020Census👇
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3. After the #SCOTUS ruling is out, you can expect to hear a lot about the history of the U.S. census asking about citizenship status.
Let me tell you... it's COMPLICATED.
@reneeklahr & I broke down that history for you in this handy chart👇
npr.org/2019/04/23/630…
Let me tell you... it's COMPLICATED.
@reneeklahr & I broke down that history for you in this handy chart👇
npr.org/2019/04/23/630…
@reneeklahr 4. On and off from 1820 to 2000, a question about citizenship/naturalization has been included on the US census for either all or selective households.
Let me walk you through the weeds, which, in census world, are v important. Question wording & placement affect data quality.
Let me walk you through the weeds, which, in census world, are v important. Question wording & placement affect data quality.
@reneeklahr 5. By the way, "naturalization" refers to how a person born outside the U.S. becomes a U.S. citizen.
Here we go...
Here we go...
@reneeklahr 8. In the 1840 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 9. In the 1850 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 10. In the 1860 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 12. In the 1880 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 20. In the 1960 census, there was no #CitizenshipQuestion.
@reneeklahr 25. After the 2000 census, the "long form" census for some U.S. households was replaced with an annual @uscensusbureau survey known as the American Community Survey, which provides the citizenship data that the federal government currently uses to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
@reneeklahr @uscensusbureau 26. What the #CitizenshipQuestion looks like on the 2019 American Community Survey's paper form👇
www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
