Census Bureau Asks States For Data, Including Details On Citizenship

The video discusses the Census Bureau's efforts to gather citizenship data by requesting driver license records and information on government assistance. These requests have raised concerns among civil rights advocates, who fear it may deter Latino participation in the 2020 census. The population count affects congressional representation, federal funding, and electoral maps. Critics argue that the data requested is often inaccurate or redundant. The Census Bureau began these requests in 2016, coinciding with the Trump administration's push to emphasize citizenship in the census. The Supreme Court blocked a direct citizenship question, but an executive order mandates data collection from federal and state sources. The Bureau set a deadline to decide on tracking citizenship by March 31, just before the census begins.

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