27-03-2018 06:09 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

California Ready To Sue Over 2020 Census Citizenship Question

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Commerce Department says the 2020 U.S. Census will include a question about citizenship status, a move that brought a swift response by the California attorney general to oppose it.
Commerce says in a press release issued Monday night that the citizenship data will help the Justice Department enforce the Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voting rights.
But opponents say the question will discourage immigrants from responding to the census. A coalition of stat
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