Census Bureau Asks States For Data, Including Details On Citizenship

The video discusses the U.S. 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 about potential impacts on Latino participation in the 2020 census. The population count affects congressional representation, federal funding, and electoral map redrawing. Critics argue that the data sources are inaccurate and redundant. The Census Bureau began these requests in 2016, coinciding with the Trump administration's focus on citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled against adding a citizenship question to the census, but an executive order mandates collecting citizenship data from federal and state records. The Bureau set a deadline for deciding on citizenship tracking methods before the 2020 census count begins.

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