Opioid crisis, illegal immigration set to sabotage 2020 Census

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On the eve of the $15 billion 2020 Census, used to draw congressional districts and carve up the federal funding pie, new warning signs are flashing about a “perfect storm” set to crash the population count.

Among them: the ongoing opioid crisis, scattering illegal immigrants, potential Russian hacking, insufficient funding and a leadership vacuum at the top of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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